''Epicauta waterhousei'' is an Asian species of oil beetle (
Coleoptera
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
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Meloidae) recorded from Thailand (Central and Northeast provinces), Cambodia,
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Description and pest status
The adults of ''E. waterhousei'', which emerge between April and July,[ are recognisable by their dull black elytra with a greyish longitudinal stripe, extending from humeral angle towards apex of elytron, and orange-red head does not have black dorsal markings. Similar species include '' E. erythrocephala'', the ]type
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and '' E. gorhami'' from Honshu, Japan.
This species has been recorded eating: groundnut
Groundnut may refer to:
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s, soybeans, eggplant
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s, tomatoes, and slender amaranth ('' Amaranthus viridis'').[
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Meloidae
Beetles of Asia