Epilachna sumbana

A Leaf-eating Ladybird at Malua Bay, NSW

Epilachna sumbana at Malua Bay, NSW - 15 Feb 2019 08:03 AM
Epilachna sumbana at Malua Bay, NSW - 15 Feb 2019 08:03 AM
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Identification history

Epilachna sumbana 5 Apr 2025 AlisonMilton
Coccidulini (tribe) 4 Apr 2025 KorinneM
Unverified 15 Feb 2019 nickhopkins

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Found eating holes the leaves in our Brugmansia or Angel's Trumpet

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KorinneM wrote:
   4 Apr 2025
iNat thinks it may be 28-Spotted Potato Ladybird (Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata).

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Species information

  • Epilachna sumbana Scientific name
  • A Leaf-eating Ladybird Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Cosmopolitan
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 805.2m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Henoepilachna sumbana, Epilachna vigintioctopunctata sumbana, E. cucurbitae

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