Chnootriba elaterii
Species of beetle / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chnootriba elaterii (formerly Henosepilachna elaterii), the melon ladybird beetle,[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.
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Chnootriba elaterii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Chnootriba |
Species: | C. elaterii |
Binomial name | |
Chnootriba elaterii (Rossi, 1794) | |
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