Epilachna bonplandi

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Epilachna bonplandi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Epilachna
Species:
E. bonplandi
Binomial name
Epilachna bonplandi
Dejean, 1837
Synonyms
  • Coccinella quadriplagiataLatreille, 1809 (nec Swartz in Schönherr, 1808)
  • Epilachna acuminataMulsant, 1853

Epilachna bonplandi is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.44 mm. Adults are black. The anterolateral angle of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is black with two large orange spots. [1]

References

  1. 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.