Epilachninae

thumb|Henosepilachna argus larva, lateral aspect thumb|Henosepilachna argus larva, frontal aspect. Head capsule width = 1.2 mm thumb|Spined soldier bug, Podisus maculiventris preying on larvae of Epilachna varivestis

The Epilachninae are a subfamily of the family of lady beetles, the Coccinellidae, in the order Coleoptera. Superficially, they look much like other ladybirds in the larger subfamily Coccinellinae, but they differ importantly in their biology, in that the members of the subfamily are largely or completely leaf-feeding herbivores rather than being predators. Accordingly, several members of the subfamily are crop pests, and sometimes cause locally serious crop losses.