Epicauta rufidorsum
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| Adult on Melilotus albus | |
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| Subgenus: | Epicauta
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| Species: | E. rufidorsum
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| Epicauta (Epicauta) rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
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Epicauta rufidorsum is a species of beetle of the family Meloidae.[1]
Adults feed on leaves and flowers of various herbaceous plants, whereas larvae feed on Acrididae eggs.[2]
References
- ^ "Fauna Europaea".
- ^ Zandigiacomo, Pietro; Zlatich, Marco (2006). "Epicauta rufidorsum: a Meloid beetle of natural interest harmful to potato in the Triest area". Notiziario ERSA (3–4).