
Lema daturaphila
Three-lined Potato Beetle
As recorded: Lema trilinea R.White, 1978
Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Coleoptera › Chrysomelidae
- Collected by
- Krauss, N.L.H.
- Date
- April 14, 1940
- Locality
- East Maui Mts.; Makena
- Region
- State of Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lema daturaphila observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-27.

2025-04-27
Hawaii, US
(c) braddahmoku, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-03-14
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) ebluth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-11
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Sean Daniels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-11
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) Addie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-03-13
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) tinymaui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-05-18
S. Kihei Rd./Kaonoulu St. (southbound), Kihei, HI 96753, USA
(c) Karim Gharbi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lema daturaphila. BPBM 2004003874. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37363845. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/ent/2004003874.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37363845 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
