Epilachna ostensa

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Epilachna ostensa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Epilachna
Species:
E. ostensa
Binomial name
Epilachna ostensa
(Weise, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Solanophila ostensaWeise, 1902

Epilachna ostensa is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.93–6.50 mm. Adults are dark brown. The anterolateral margin of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is yellow with a black border, a median black vitta, a transverse band and a round black spot on the apical one-third. [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.