Aulacophora hilaris

Aulacophora hilaris, also known as Pumpkin Beetle, Banded Pumpkin Beetle,[1][2] Pumpkin Flea Beetle or Spotted Pumpkin Beetle,[3] is a beetle in the genus Aulacophora that is found in Australia.[4]

Aulacophora hilaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Aulacophora
Species:
A. hilaris
Binomial name
Aulacophora hilaris
(Boisduval, 1835)

Description

Aulacophora hilaris is orange and has four distinct black spots on its wing covers[2] and has a length of 6 mm - 7 mm.[5]

Distribution

Aulacophora hilaris is found in Eastern Australia, including in the Sydney area.[6]

As a pest

Aulacophora hilaris is considered a pest as it feeds on members of the family Cucurbitaceae, which includes cucumbers and pumpkins hence its common name.[5][7]

References
  1. "Beetles in vegetable crops". AUSVEG. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. Kunjwal, Neha; Srivastava, Ravi Mohan (2018), "Insect Pests of Vegetables", Pests and Their Management, Singapore: Springer Singapore, pp. 163–221, doi:10.1007/978-981-10-8687-8_7, ISBN 978-981-10-8686-1, retrieved 2023-09-17
  3. "Aulacophora hilaris (Boisduval, 1835)". www.agric.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. "Aulacophora hilaris (pumpkin flea beetle)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  5. Pumpkin Beetle
  6. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Aulacophora hilaris". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  7. "Aulacophora hilaris (AUACHI)[Host plants]| EPPO Global Database". gd.eppo.int. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
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