Epilachna viridilineata

Epilachna viridilineata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Epilachna
Species:
E. viridilineata
Binomial name
Epilachna viridilineata
Crotch, 1874

Epilachna viridilineata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7-9.35 mm. Adults are black. The elytron is yellow with a greenish black margin. The elytron is divided into four areas.[1]

Subspecies

  • Epilachna viridilineata viridilineata (Ecuador, Peru)
  • Epilachna viridilineata rossi Gordon, 1975 (Ecuador)

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.