Epilachna bituberculata

Epilachna bituberculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Epilachna
Species:
E. bituberculata
Binomial name
Epilachna bituberculata
Waterhouse, 1879
Synonyms
  • Epilachna pustulifera Gorham, 1899

Epilachna bituberculata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Colombia.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.13 mm. Adults are black. The anterolateral angle of the pronotum is yellow and the elytron is black with a red spot on the disk and a blood-red rounded tubercle on the disk.[1]

References

  1. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1975). "A revision of the Epilachininae of the western Hemisphere (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Technical Bulletins. 158584. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service: 1–419. Retrieved August 10, 2025.