Biology:Chnootriba elaterii
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Short description: Species of beetle
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| Tribe: | Epilachnini
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| Species: | C. elaterii
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| Chnootriba elaterii (Rossi, 1794)
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The melon ladybird beetle, Chnootriba elaterii (formerly Henosepilachna elaterii)[2][3] is a phytophagous ladybird species found in southern Europe, Africa and western Asia.[4] It feeds mainly on squirting cucumber, but also on other cultivated or spontaneous Cucurbitaceae plants.
References
- ↑ Fabricius J. C., 1775. Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. 832 pp. Flensburgi et Lipsiae in Officina Libraria Kortii. p. 82 (http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/dms/load/img/?PID=PPN578515547%7CLOG_0006&physid=PHYS_0117)
- ↑ Tomaszewska, W., & Szawaryn, K. (2016). Epilachnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)-A Revision of the World Genera. Journal of insect science (Online), 16(1), 101. doi:10.1093/jisesa/iew082
- ↑ Fauna Europaea, http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=230137, retrieved August 22, 2014
- ↑ "Epilachna chrysomelina", AgroAtlas, http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/pests/Epilachna_chrysomelina/, retrieved August 22, 2014
Wikidata ☰ Q16641542 entry
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