Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata

Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Henosepilachna
Species:
H. vigintioctopunctata
Binomial name
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms[citation needed]
  • Coccinella 28-punctata Fabricius, 1775
  • Coccinella sparsa Herbst, 1786
  • Epilachna gradaria Mulsant, 1850
  • Epilachna territa Mulsant, 1850
  • Epilachna vigintioctopunctata Auctt.
  • Epilachna sparsa Auctt.

Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is commonly known as the 28-spotted potato ladybird[1] or the Hadda beetle.[2] It feeds on the foliage of potatoes and other solanaceous crops. It was previously called Epilachna vigintioctopunctata and is a cryptic species complex.[3] It is very often confused with a closely related species, Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata, which occurs in Russia, China, Japan, and Korea, and is given the same "common name".[4]

  1. ^ "Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius)". CSIRO. 7 July 2005. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Hadda Beetle". Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (New Zealand). 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ^ Haruo Katakura (20 September 1997). "Species of Epilachna ladybird beetles". Zoological Science. 14 (6). BioOne: 869–881. doi:10.2108/zsj.14.869. S2CID 86431269.
  4. ^ "AgroAtlas - Pests - Epilachna vigintioctomaculata Motsch. - 28-spotted Potato Ladybird". Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2024.