| Epilachna borealis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Epilachna |
| Species: | E. borealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Epilachna borealis (Fabricius, 1775)
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Epilachna borealis is a species of beetle that can commonly be found in the eastern United States. It is yellow with seven large black spots on each elytron and four small black spots on the pronotum. The species feeds on cucurbitaceous plants. Its common name is squash beetle.[1] It is often mistaken for a ladybug or a cucumber beetle because of its similar appearance.
- ^ The Common Insects of North America by Lester A. Swan and Charles S. Papp, 1972, page 412