| Henosepilachna elaterii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Epilachninae |
| Tribe: | Epilachnini |
| Genus: | Henosepilachna |
| Species: | H. elaterii |
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Henosepilachna elaterii (Rossi, 1794) |
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The melon ladybird beetle (Henosepilachna elaterii Rossi, 1794) is a phytophagous ladybird species found in southern Europe, Africa and western Asia. It feeds mainly on squirting cucumber, but also on other cultivated or spontaneous Cucurbitaceae plants.