Coccinellidae

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Chilocorus stigma (Say, 1835)

Chilocorus stigma (Say, 1835)

Chilocorus stigma (Say, 1835)

Chilocorus stigma, the twice-stabbed ladybug, is a beneficial North American lady beetle that feeds on pest insects.

Chilocorus bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chilocorus bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chilocorus bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chilocorus bipustulatus, the heather ladybird, is a small coccinellid beetle used for biological pest control.

Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1798)

Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1798)

Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1798)

Chilocorus nigritus is a small lady beetle species with characteristic coloration and a wide documented distribution.

Chilocorus cacti Linnaeus, 1767

Chilocorus cacti Linnaeus, 1767

Chilocorus cacti Linnaeus, 1767

Chilocorus cacti is a predatory lady beetle used for biological control of pest scale insects.

Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri, 1909

Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri, 1909

Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri, 1909

Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri, 1909 is a species with black adults 3–4.75 mm long, each elytron having a spot at or behind its middle.

Chilocorus circumdatus (Gyllenhall, 1808)

Chilocorus circumdatus (Gyllenhall, 1808)

Chilocorus circumdatus (Gyllenhall, 1808)

Chilocorus circumdatus, the red chilocorus, is a helmet-shaped orange-red lady beetle native to Southern Asia introduced to Hawaii.

Axion tripustulatum (De Geer, 1775)

Axion tripustulatum (De Geer, 1775)

Axion tripustulatum (De Geer, 1775)

This is a description of the species Axion tripustulatum, covering the appearance of its adult individuals.

Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius, 1798)

Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius, 1798)

Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius, 1798)

This is a description of the adult physical characteristics of Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius, 1798).

Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Brumus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Exochomus quadripustulatus is a small predatory ladybug, widely used for biological control of tree pests.

Exochomus fasciatus Casey, 1899

Exochomus fasciatus Casey, 1899

Exochomus fasciatus Casey, 1899

Exochomus fasciatus is a species with adults 2.60-3.70 mm long and variable colour patterns matching two related Exochomus species.

Exochomus childreni Mulsant, 1850

Exochomus childreni Mulsant, 1850

Exochomus childreni Mulsant, 1850

Exochomus childreni Mulsant, 1850 is a small beetle with distinct black, yellowish red coloration on its body.

Halmus chalybeus (Boisduval, 1835)

Halmus chalybeus (Boisduval, 1835)

Halmus chalybeus (Boisduval, 1835)

Halmus chalybeus, the steelblue ladybird, is an Australian native ladybird species whose adults and larvae eat various small insects.

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri Mulsant, 1853

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri is a ladybird species native to eastern Australia that uses aggressive mimicry to prey on mealybugs.

Coccidula rufa (Herbst, 1783)

Coccidula rufa (Herbst, 1783)

Coccidula rufa (Herbst, 1783)

Coccidula rufa is a Palearctic Coccinellidae beetle that eats aphids and overwinters in reeds.

Azya orbigera Mulsant, 1850

Azya orbigera Mulsant, 1850

Azya orbigera Mulsant, 1850

Azya orbigera Mulsant, 1850 is a small insect with distinct coloration and a characteristic elytral spot.

Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell, 1892)

Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell, 1892)

Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell, 1892)

Rhyzobius lophanthae is a small Australian ladybird widely used for biological control of pest scale insects.

Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant, 1853)

Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant, 1853)

Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant, 1853)

Rhyzobius forestieri is an Australian-origin lady beetle introduced to Europe for biological control of Olive Scale.

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Herbst, 1792)

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Herbst, 1792)

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides (Herbst, 1792)

Rhyzobius chrysomeloides is a predatory aphid-eating Coccinellidae beetle first recorded in Britain in 1996.

Rhyzobius litura (Fabricius, 1787)

Rhyzobius litura (Fabricius, 1787)

Rhyzobius litura (Fabricius, 1787)

Rhyzobius litura is a Coccinellidae beetle found in the Palearctic, living in sheltered forest spots.

Scymnodes lividigaster (Mulsant, 1853)

Scymnodes lividigaster (Mulsant, 1853)

Scymnodes lividigaster (Mulsant, 1853)

The yellow-shouldered ladybird is a small ladybird beetle found in Australia and New Zealand.

Novius cardinalis (Mulsant, 1850)

Novius cardinalis (Mulsant, 1850)

Novius cardinalis (Mulsant, 1850)

Novius cardinalis is an Australian ladybeetle that exclusively feeds on cottony cushion scale, introduced to citrus regions for pest control.

Novius koebelei Olliff, 1892

Novius koebelei Olliff, 1892

Novius koebelei Olliff, 1892

Novius koebelei is a beetle species distinguished from related N. cardinalis by more strongly confluent elytral markings.

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