Epilachna vincta

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Epilachna vincta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Epilachna
Species:
E. vincta
Binomial name
Epilachna vincta
Crotch, 1874

Epilachna vincta is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.70–7.68 mm. Adults are yellowish brown. The head is black with a yellow V-shaped frontal area. The pronotum has a median black spot and the elytron is yellow with six black spots and a curved black mark. [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.