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Sceloenopla unicostata

species of beetle

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionApr 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ119153462 ↗
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Sceloenopla unicostata is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Costa Rica.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.9-9.3 mm. The antennae and elytra (except for the lateral and apical margins) are black, while the head and pronotum (except for the base) are rosaceous.

Life history

The larvae have been recorded mining the leaves of an unidentified Viscaceae species.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin word uni (meaning one) and costa (meaning rib) and refers to the one costa on each elytron.

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This entry incorporates text from “Sceloenopla unicostata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.