Epicauta rufidorsum is a species of beetle of the family Meloidae.[1]

Epicauta rufidorsum
Adult on Melilotus albus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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

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  1. ^ "Fauna Europaea". Archived from the original on June 14, 2015.
  2. ^ 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.