genus epilachna

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   genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants

   SynonymsEpilachna

   Broaderarthropod genus

   Part ofCoccinellidae

Questions about genus epilachna

What does genus epilachna mean?

genus epilachna means "genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants".

What is another word for genus epilachna?

Close synonyms include Epilachna. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus epilachna a common word?

genus epilachna is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.