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Melon Ladybird
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Melon Ladybird

Chnootriba elaterii

Chnootriba elaterii (formerly Henosepilachna elaterii), the melon ladybird beetle, is a phytophagous ladybird species found in southern Europe, Africa and western Asia. It feeds mainly on squirting cucumber, but also on other cultivated or spontaneous Cucurbitaceae plants.

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