Epilachna borealis

TaxID: 488942

Basic Information

Epilachna borealis

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Epilachna borealis is a species of plant eating lady beetle that can commonly be found in the eastern United States. It is yellow with seven large black spots on each elytron and four small black spots on the pronotum. The species feeds on cucurbitaceous plants. Its common name is squash beetle. It is often mistaken for other types of ladybug or a cucumber beetle because of its similar appearance.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Coccinellidae

Epilachna

Epilachna borealis

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Morphological Features

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Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

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Quarantine Status (2 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Japan Quarantine pests —
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

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DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

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