Epilachna vigintioctopunctata (Fabricius)

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Cucujoidea: Coccinellidae

Common names

Hadda beetle, 28-spotted potato ladybird beetle

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Brinjal, potato, tobacco, tomato, and other solanaceous plants.

Larvae are stout with spiny dorsal and lateral processes and their feeding causes the characteristic skeletonized pattern on leaves resulting in drying and dropping of leaves.

Pest status

Major pest of brinjal.

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