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{{short description|Species of beetle}}
{{Italic title}}
{{Taxobox
| name = ''Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata''
| image = Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata.jpg
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Beetle|Coleoptera]]
| familia = [[Coccinellidae]]
| genus = ''[[Henosepilachna]]''
| species = '''''H. vigintioctopunctata'''''
| binomial = ''Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata''
| binomial_authority = ([[Johan Christian Fabricius|Fabricius]], 1775)
| synonyms =
''Coccinella 28-punctata'' Fabricius, 1775 
''Coccinella sparsa'' Herbst, 1786 
''Epilachna gradaria'' Mulsant, 1850 
''Epilachna territa'' Mulsant, 1850 
''Epilachna vigintioctopunctata'' Auctt. 
''Epilachna sparsa'' Auctt.
}}

'''''Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata ''''' is a species of [[beetle]] in the family [[Coccinellidae]]. It is commonly known as the '''28-spotted potato ladybird'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_745.htm|title=''Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata'' (Fabricius) |date=July 7, 2005 |publisher=[[Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation|CSIRO]] |accessdate=April 27, 2009}}</ref> or the '''Hadda beetle'''.<ref name="BiosecurityNZ_12Feb2010_HaddaBeetle">{{cite web|url=http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/hadda-beetle|title=Hadda Beetle |date=February 12, 2010 |publisher=[[Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (New Zealand)]] |accessdate=March 31, 2010}}</ref> It feeds on the foliage of [[potato]]es and other [[Solanaceae|solanaceous]] crops. It was previously called ''Epilachna vigintioctopunctata'' and is a [[cryptic species complex]].<ref>{{cite journal |title=Species of ''Epilachna'' ladybird beetles |author=Haruo Katakura |journal=Zoological Science |date=September 20, 1997 |volume=14 |issue=6 |pages=869–881 |publisher=[[BioOne]] |doi=10.2108/zsj.14.869 |s2cid=86431269 }}</ref> It is very often confused with a closely related species, ''[[Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata]]'', which occurs in [[Russia]], [[China]], [[Japan]], and [[Korea]], and is given the same "[[common name]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/pests/Epilachna_vigintioctomaculata/|title=''Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata''}}</ref>

==Distribution==
This species is native to southeastern [[Asia]], primarily [[India]], but has been accidentally introduced to other parts of the world, including [[Australia]]<ref>[http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Twenty-Eight-Spot-Ladybird/Henosepilachna/vigintioctopunctata.html OzAnimals]</ref> and [[New Zealand]].<ref name="BiosecurityNZ_12Feb2010_HaddaBeetle"/> It has also been recorded from [[Brazil]] and [[Argentina]], beginning in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coccinellidae.cl/paginasWebBra/Paginas/Epilachna_vigintioctopunctata_Bra.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421155136/http://www.coccinellidae.cl/paginasWebBra/Paginas/Epilachna_vigintioctopunctata_Bra.php |archive-date=2016-04-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Economic significance==
This species causes damage to agricultural crops primarily in the family [[Solanaceae]], especially [[potato]]es; other crops include [[pumpkin]], [[turnip]]s, [[radish]]es, [[bean]]s and [[spinach]].<ref>[http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_ladybirds/28-spotted.html Brisbane Insects]</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery heights=180px widths=240px>
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata 1959.jpg|Potato ladybeetle (Cairns, Queensland)
Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata 1920.jpg|Head on view
Epilachna_vigintioctopunctata_01.jpg|Rear view (different specimen)
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Wikispecies-inline|Epilachna vigintioctopunctata|''Epilachna vigintioctopunctata''}}
*{{Commonscat-inline|Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata|''Henospilachna vigintioctopunctata''}}
*[http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/fiji/pdf/richards1983.pdf The Epilachna vigintioctopunctata Complex]

{{Taxonbar|from=Q3022094}}

[[Category:Coccinellidae]]
[[Category:Agricultural pest insects]]
[[Category:Beetles described in 1775]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius]]

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