Chnootriba elaterii is a animal in the Coccinellidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Chnootriba elaterii
Chnootriba elaterii, the melon ladybird beetle, is a plant-eating ladybird found across southern Europe, Africa, and western Asia that feeds on cucurbit plants.
Chnootriba elaterii, commonly known as the melon ladybird beetle, was previously classified under the name Henosepilachna elaterii. It is a phytophagous (plant-eating) species of ladybird. This beetle is found in southern Europe, Africa, and western Asia. Its primary food source is squirting cucumber, but it also feeds on other cultivated and wild plants that belong to the Cucurbitaceae family.
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Epilachna varivestis Mulsant, 1850
Henosepilachna sumbana (Bielawski, 1959)
Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cycloneda polita Casey, 1899
Anatis lecontei Casey, 1899
Toxotoma flavofasciata (LaPorte, 1840)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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