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Eurydema eckerleini
Eurydema eckerleini nymphs on capparis spinosa and Cakile maritima plants, in Skyros island, Greece. The species is a common caper pest, but it can be found in other Brassicales flowering plants.
Spotted on Sep 8, 2018
Submitted on Feb 2, 2019
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Interesting!
Simoglou & Dioli (http://fragmentaentomol.org/index.php/fr...) stated that Eurydema eckerleini is monophagous, feeding on Capparis spinosa, while Eurydema spectabilis lives on Cakile maritima (among other plants).
Despina, were the photos taken at the same location?