Exoplectra miniata

Exoplectra miniata is a species of coccinelid found in Brazil.[1][2] It is known to feed on extra-floral nectar of the plant Inga edulis.[3]

Exoplectra miniata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Exoplectra
Species:
E. miniata
Binomial name
Exoplectra miniata
(Germar, 1824)

References

  1. "Exoplectra miniata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  2. "Exoplectra miniata - Coccinellidae de Brasil". www.coccinellidae.cl. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  3. Almeida, Lúcia M.; Corrêa, Geovan H.; Giorgi, José A.; Grossi, Paschoal C. (September 2011). "New record of predatory ladybird beetle (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) feeding on extrafloral nectaries". Revista Brasileira de Entomologia. 55: 447–450. doi:10.1590/S0085-56262011005000028. ISSN 1806-9665. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
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