Epicauta rufidorsum is a species of beetle of the family Meloidae.[1]
| Epicauta rufidorsum | |
|---|---|
| |
| Adult on Melilotus albus | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Epicauta |
| Species: | E. rufidorsum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Epicauta rufidorsum Goeze, 1777
| |
Adults feed on leaves and flowers of various herbaceous plants, whereas larvae feed on Acrididae eggs.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on June 14, 2015.
- ^ Zandigiacomo, Pietro; Zlatich, Marco (2006). "Epicauta rufidorsum: a Meloid beetle of natural interest harmful to potato in the Triest area". Notiziario ERSA (3–4). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-13.