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.
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]