Biology:Chilocorus kuwanae

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Short description: Species of beetle

Chilocorus kuwanae
Chilocorus kuwanae eating Unaspis euonymi.jpg
Feeding on armored scale insects
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Chilocorus
Species:
C. kuwanae
Binomial name
Chilocorus kuwanae
Silvestri, 1909

Chilocorus kuwanae, or Kuwana's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3][4] It is native to Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and Southern Asia, and has been introduced to North America for biological pest control.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14930892 entry