Epicauta rufidorsum

Epicauta rufidorsum
Adult on Melilotus albus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Meloidae
Genus: Epicauta
Subgenus: Epicauta
Species: E. rufidorsum
Binomial name
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum
Goeze, 1777

Epicauta rufidorsum (Goeze, 1777) is a species of beetle of the family Meloidae.[1]

Adults feed on leaves and flowers of various herbaceous plants, whereas larvae feed on Acrididae eggs.[2]

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea".
  2. Zandigiacomo, Pietro; Zlatich, Marco (2006). "Epicauta rufidorsum: a Meloid beetle of natural interest harmful to potato in the Triest area.". Notiziario ERSA (3-4).
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