squash beetle

 Insects: Foliage Feeding Insects
Hexapoda (including Insecta) > Coleoptera > Coccinellidae > Epilachna borealis (Fabricius)

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1236148 Adult(s) Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series
1435102 Adult(s) The insect and its spiny larvae eat the leaves of squash, cantaloupe, and other cucurbits. An unusual characteristic of this insect is that it circles the leaf area in which it is going to feed. In our observations, no feeding was observed until this circling had taken place. Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series


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