Epicauta rufidorsum

Epicauta rufidorsum is a species of beetle of the family Meloidae.[1]

Epicauta rufidorsum
Adult on Melilotus albus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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E. rufidorsum
Binomial name
Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum
Goeze, 1777

Adults feed on leaves and flowers of various herbaceous plants, whereas larvae feed on Acrididae eggs.[2]

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on June 14, 2015.
  2. Zandigiacomo, Pietro; Zlatich, Marco (2006). "Epicauta rufidorsum: a Meloid beetle of natural interest harmful to potato in the Triest area". Notiziario ERSA (3–4).


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