Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Coccinellidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Epilachninae | |
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Similar Henosepilachna, Henosepilachna argus, Myiopardalis pardalina, Epilachna, Epilachninae | ||
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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