Astylus trifasciatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Melyridae |
| Genus: | Astylus |
| Species: | A. trifasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Astylus trifasciatus (Guérin-Méneville, 1844)
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Astylus trifasciatus (Spanish: pololo común) is a species of beetles native to Chile. Adult specimens are approximately 1.5 cm in length. They have orange-colored elytra with a black stripe down the center bisecting the insect and two black stripes trisecting the wing shells. They feed on flowering plants.
References[]
External links[]
- Astylus trifasciatus at entomologia.cl
- Photo at insectos.cl (in Spanish)
Media related to Astylus trifasciatus at Wikimedia Commons
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- Melyridae
- Fauna of Chile
- Beetles described in 1844
- Beetles of South America
- Endemic fauna of Chile
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