Epicauta rufidorsum
Epicauta rufidorsum | |
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Adult on Melilotus albus | |
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Meloidae |
Genus: | Epicauta |
Subgenus: | Epicauta |
Species: | E. rufidorsum |
Binomial name | |
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777 | |
Epicauta rufidorsum (Goeze, 1777) is a species of beetle of the family Meloidae.[1]
Adults feed on leaves and flowers of various herbaceous plants, whereas larvae feed on Acrididae eggs.[2]
References
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea".
- ↑ Zandigiacomo, Pietro; Zlatich, Marco (2006). "Epicauta rufidorsum: a Meloid beetle of natural interest harmful to potato in the Triest area.". Notiziario ERSA (3-4).
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