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The Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis) is a species of lady beetle that can be an agricultural pest. It is one of the few North American lady beetles that feed on plants rather than other insects.
Epilachna varivestis Mulsant, 1850 (Mexican bean beetle) Epilachna velata Erichson, 1847; Epilachna velutina (Olivier, 1808) Epilachna venterita Fürsch, 1975; Epilachna vermiculata (Sicard, 1907) Epilachna vigintiduomaculata (Mader, 1941) Epilachna vigintiduopunctata (Mader, 1957) Epilachna vigintioctopunctata; Epilachna vigintipunctata ...
The Epilachninae constitute about 16% of the described species of the Coccinellidae.Their identification is no problem in the field when examining routine crop damage, because they are selective feeders, but a specimen obtained out of context can be troublesome; their markings are not consistent, so offhand identification is unreliable.
Several nuisance species are commonly mistaken for ladybugs.
Pediobius foveolatus (Fig. 1 and 3), is a tiny exotic parasitoid wasp that is used for biological control of Mexican bean beetle, Epilachna varivestis (Fig. 2), an important insect pest of snap beans, lima beans, and sometimes soybeans mainly found at economic levels in the eastern United States.
Species: S. anchorago. Binomial name; Stiretrus anchorago (Fabricius, 1775) ... It is known to prey upon Epilachna varivestis and Hypera postica. [5] [6] Subspecies
Aaages; Adalia; Aiolocaria; Alloneda; Anatis; Anisolemnia; Anisosticta; Antineda; Anegleis; Aphidecta; Archegleis; Australoneda; Autotela; Bothrocalvia; Callicaria ...
Henosepilachna is a genus of beetle in the family Coccinellidae, including several pest species, such as the 28-spotted potato ladybird (which may refer to either Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata, [1] or Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata [2]).