Clypeaspis trilineata

Clypeaspis trilineata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in South America (including Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina) and various Caribbean islands, where it seems most common on Barbados.

Clypeaspis trilineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Clypeaspis
Species:	C. trilineata
Binomial name
Clypeaspis trilineata (Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
Hyperaspis trilineata Mulsant, 1850

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.8–3.7 mm. They have a reddish yellow body, with some black on the head. The pronotum has a large square black spot. The elytron has a black vitta on the sutural margin and a black vitta from the basal margin to the apical declivity.^[1]