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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Disonycha trifasciata
Disonycha trifasciata

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)

-Leaf Beetles Family (Chrysomelidae)

-Skeletonizing Leaf and Flea Beetles (Subfamily Galerucinae)

-Flea Beetles (Tribe Alticini)

-Subtribe Disonychina

-Genus Disonycha

-Disonycha scriptipennois

-Disonycha trifasciata


Disonycha trifasciata, commonly known as the three-banded flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. The beetle is usually characterized by its shiny black body, adorned with three distinct white bands running across its elytra (the hardened forewings). Disonycha trifasciata is known for its impressive jumping ability, which it uses to escape predators.

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