Epilachna merae

Epilachna merae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Epilachna
Species:	E. merae
Binomial name
	Epilachna merae; Gordon, 1975

Last updated August 30, 2025

Epilachna merae is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.35 mm. Adults are black. The anterolateral angle and lateral margin of the pronotum are yellow and the elytron has a yellow lateral margin yellow, with a piceous border inside this yellow margin. The disk of the elytron is reddish brown.^[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.

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[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.

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