Biology:Aulacophora hilaris
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Aulacophora hilaris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Aulacophora |
| Species: | A. hilaris
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| Binomial name | |
| Aulacophora hilaris (Boisduval, 1835)
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Aulacophora hilaris, also known as Pumpkin Beetle, Banded Pumpkin Beetle,[1][2] Pumpkin Flea Beetle or Spotted Pumpkin Beetle,[3] is a beetle in the genus Aulacophora that is found in Australia.[4]
Description
Aulacophora hilaris is orange and has four distinct black spots on its wing covers[2] and has a length of 6 mm - 7 mm.[5]
Distribution
Aulacophora hilaris is found in Eastern Australia, including in the Sydney area.[6]
As a pest
Aulacophora hilaris is considered a pest as it feeds on members of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes cucumbers and pumpkins hence its common name.[5][7]
References
- ↑ "Beetles in vegetable crops" (in en-AU). https://ausveg.com.au/biosecurity-agrichemical/crop-protection/beetles/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kunjwal, Neha; Srivastava, Ravi Mohan (2018), "Insect Pests of Vegetables", Pests and Their Management (Singapore: Springer Singapore): pp. 163–221, doi:10.1007/978-981-10-8687-8_7, ISBN 978-981-10-8686-1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8687-8_7, retrieved 2023-09-17
- ↑ "Aulacophora hilaris (Boisduval, 1835)" (in en). https://www.agric.wa.gov.au/organisms/73494.
- ↑ "Aulacophora hilaris (pumpkin flea beetle)". https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/7924.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Pumpkin Beetle
- ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Aulacophora hilaris" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a505c073-bd2b-4fd3-9a52-d9600b54a4b8.
- ↑ "Aulacophora hilaris (AUACHI)[Host plants| EPPO Global Database"]. https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/AUACHI/hosts.
Wikidata ☰ Q2096923 entry
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