Epicauta waterhousei is an Asian species of oil beetle (Coleoptera: Meloidae) recorded from Thailand (Central and Northeast provinces), Cambodia,[1] and Taiwan.[2]
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| Specimen from Jiji Town, Nantou County | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Meloidae |
| Subfamily: | Meloinae |
| Tribe: | Epicautini |
| Genus: | Epicauta |
| Species: | E. waterhousei
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| Binomial name | |
| Epicauta waterhousei Haag-Rutenberg, 1880
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Description and pest status
editThe adults of E. waterhousei, which emerge between April and July,[1] 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 and E. gorhami from Honshu, Japan.
This species has been recorded eating: groundnuts, soybeans, eggplants, tomatoes, and slender amaranth (Amaranthus viridis).[2]
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References
editExternal links
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Data related to Epicauta at Wikispecies
Media related to Epicauta waterhousei at Wikimedia Commons
