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Astylus trifasciatus

Astylus trifasciatus

Guérin-Méneville, 1844
Pololo

Family: Melyridae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Other common names: Chochito.





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Astylus trifasciatus () 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, and are known to forage pollen from the orchid Bipinnula fimbriata.

Source: Wikipedia, article Astylus trifasciatus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 481716
  Adult

Lago Quillen
Neuquén
Argentina
01/04/2022
Diego Hernán Pérez
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Photography ID: 481715
  Adult

Lago Quillen
Neuquén
Argentina
01/04/2022
Diego Hernán Pérez
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Photography ID: 481714
  Adult

Lago Quillen
Neuquén
Argentina
01/04/2022
Diego Hernán Pérez


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
154425904/01/2022ArgentinaNeuquénLago QuillenDiego Hernán Pérez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Astylus trifasciatus – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 25/09/2026.