Epicauta rufidorsum
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| Epicauta rufidorsum | |
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| Adult on Melilotus albus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Genus: | Epicauta |
| Species: | E. rufidorsum |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicauta rufidorsum Goeze, 1777 | |
Epicauta rufidorsum is a species of beetle of the family Meloidae.[1]
Adults feed on leaves and flowers of various herbaceous plants, whereas larvae feed on Acrididae eggs.[2]