Epilachna modesta
| Epilachna modesta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Epilachna |
| Species: | E. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Epilachna modesta Mulsant, 1850 | |
Epilachna modesta is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Mexico.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.47 mm. Adults are black. The anterior and lateral margins of the pronotum and the basal two-thirds of head are yellow and the elytron is black with eight piceous spots and orange bands.[1]
References
- ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.