Epilachna clandestina

Epilachna clandestina

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Epilachna clandestina
Photo: Reinaldo de Oliveira Elias, CC BY

Adult Epilachna clandestina are small beetles measuring about 6.7 to 9 mm in length. They have a brown to yellow-brown color, with a yellow pronotum marked by four dark spots and dark-bordered yellow elytra. This species is native to Brazil.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Adults are brown to yellow-brown overall. The pronotum is yellow with four dark spots, and the elytra are dark-bordered with yellow.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults grow to about 6.7 to 9 mm long.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found in Brazil.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Epilachna clandestina photo 2
Photo: Bruno Henrique Aranda, CC BY
Epilachna clandestina photo 3
Photo: Reinaldo de Oliveira Elias, CC BY

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilachna_clandestina

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