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Epilachna paenulata

Epilachna paenulata

San Antonio del Zapallo
Family: Coccinellidae
Order: Coleoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Epilachna paenulata is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Paraguay.

 Adults reach a length of about 6.75–8.78 mm. Adults are black. The lateral margin and anterior angle of the pronotum are yellow and the elytron is yellow with eight black spots.

Source: Wikipedia, article Epilachna paenulata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Count: 72

Foto
Photography ID: 631728
  Larva
Pinamar
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/28/2025
Marcos Garberoglio
Foto
Photography ID: 615828
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/21/2024
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 615827
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
12/21/2024
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 611371
♀  Adult
Conesa
Río Negro
Argentina
11/29/2024
Miguel Angel Barberis
Foto
Photography ID: 529055
  Nymph
Almirante Brown
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/04/2014
Carlos Agulian
Foto
Photography ID: 529054
  Adult
Almirante Brown
Buenos Aires
Argentina
03/18/2014
Carlos Agulian
Foto
Photography ID: 526300
  Adult
Zárate
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/27/2023
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
Foto
Photography ID: 514892
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
11/17/2022
Diego Trillo
Foto
Photography ID: 465374
  Adult
Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
10/08/2021
Eduardo Nadal



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Species records

Count: 78



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
227832428/03/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresEstacion de Tren Divisadero, PinamarMarcos Garberoglio
226042009/03/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresÁrea Natural Yrigoyen (Yrigoyen y el Río), Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
226123104/03/202509:37ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-Delta1Gustavo Fernando Durán
224620313/02/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
221444021/12/2024ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
220180229/11/2024ArgentinaRío NegroGeneral Conesa, ConesaMiguel Angel Barberis
174955701/04/2023ArgentinaSanta FeArea Natural Protegida Laguna Juan de Garay (ex Bedetti), Santo Tomé1Gustavo Fernando Durán
172967127/02/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresFutura Reserva de Zarate, ZárateMarcos Augusto Lartigau
167725317/11/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
147475508/10/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresAlrededores de Eco Area Avellaneda, AvellanedaEduardo Nadal
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Epilachna paenulata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 23/09/2026.