Epilachna

Thesaurus

Noun

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Epilachna - genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plantsgenus Epilachnaarthropod genus - a genus of arthropodsCoccinellidae, family Coccinellidae - the ladybugsbean beetle, Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle - introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant