Hycleus pustulatus
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Hycleus pustulatus is a species of blister beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, China and Java.[1][2][3][4]
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Hycleus pustulatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Meloidae |
Genus: | Hycleus |
Species: | H. pustulatus |
Binomial name | |
Hycleus pustulatus (Thunberg, 1821) | |
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Adults feed mainly on flowers from a wide range of plant families. The first larval instar is an active triungulin form that is a predator of soft insects such as aphids. While the young are often beneficial to crops by suppressing other plant feeders, the adults can be a problem when present in large numbers. Flower feeding leads to lower yield and this can be a problem in some leguminous crops. They are however easily controlled by manual collection.