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Henosepilachna elaterii

Henosepilachna elaterii
Henosepilachna elaterii elaterii 01.JPG
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)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella chrysomelina Fabricius, 1775
  • Epilachna chrysomelina (Fabricius, 1775)
  • Coccinella elaterii Rossi, 1794

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.



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