Henosepilachna guttatopustulata

Henosepilachna guttatopustulata

Henosepilachna guttatopustulata is a beetle of the family of Ladybug ( Coccinellidae ). He is regarded in his native Australia as a pest because it leaves of the nightshade family (Solanaceae ) feeds to which many crops such as the potato and the tomato belong.

Features

Henosepilachna guttatopustulata is 7-9 millimeters long. It shows the typical hemispherical Build the ladybug with the curved wing covers. The basic color of the elytra is black, on each show three spots. The stain on the front end is reddish brown, it connects to the case of closed elytra along the center line with that of the other deck wing to a great time. The stain on the rear end of the vane has the same color, but does not reach the center line. Side shows up on each wing nor a yellow or yellowish- brown spot. The pronotum is laterally same color, the middle is black. The beetle is short but dense coat.

Dissemination

The beetle is widespread in Australasia: Australia, particularly in the states of New South Wales and Queensland, on the Bismarck Archipelago, in New Guinea, the New Hebrides and the Solomon Islands.

Way of life

Henosepilachna guttatopustulata Epilachnini is counted for tribes whose representatives are all herbivores. Both the larvae and the imagoes of this beetle feed on the leaves of the nightshade family (Solanaceae ). These include not only native plants, but also introduced species such as the black nightshade (Solanum nigrum) and crops such as Duboisia, the eggplant (Solanum melongena ), potato (Solanum tuberosum) and tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ).

Damages are not only generated by the corrosion, Henosepilachna guttatopustulata also acts as a carrier of plant viruses, such as the Sonemovirus.

The larvae of Henosepilachna guttatopustulata be parasitized by the wasp Uga colliscutellum. They can therefore be used for biological pest control.