Henosepilachna elaterii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Subfamily: | Epilachninae |
Tribe: | Epilachnini |
Genus: | Henosepilachna |
Species: | H. elaterii |
Binomial name | |
Henosepilachna elaterii (Rossi, 1794) |
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The melon ladybird beetle (Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi, 1794) is a phytophagous ladybird species found in southern Europe, Africa and western Asia. It feeds mainly on squirting cucumber, but also on other cultivated or spontaneous Cucurbitaceae plants.