Sceloenopla pretiosa

Sceloenopla pretiosa is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Description

Adults are elongate, subdepressed and pale fulvous, with three longitudinal stripes on the thorax and the elytra metallic purple, the latter armed at the posterior angles with a large, flattened, very acute spine. Each elytron has eight irregular pale fulvous spots, confluent and covering nearly the whole surface.

Life history

The recorded host plants for this species are Philodendron species, Esembeckia febrifuga and Anthurium species.