Biology:Cleobora
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Cleobora is a monotypic genus of ladybird native to Tasmania and the southern states of mainland Australia. Its only recognized species is Cleobora mellyi, the Tasmanian ladybird or southern ladybird.[1] It is in the Coccinellini tribe[2] of the subfamily Coccinellinae.
C. mellyi was introduced to New Zealand in 1977 as a biological control agent against the eucalypt tortoise beetle, Paropsis charybdis, with mixed results.[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.5–9 mm (0.22–0.35 in). The head is yellow or orange, with black markings on the clypeus. The pronotum and elytra are orange or yellow, with a black pattern and transverse bands on the elytra.[4]
References
- ↑ "Cleobora mellyi Mulsant". CSIRO. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_728.htm.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCSIRO_sp - ↑ "Control of eucalypt and blackwood pests with the southern lady bird Cleobora mellyi – a possibility?". nzffa.org.nz. 2010. https://www.nzffa.org.nz/farm-forestry-model/the-essentials/forest-health-pests-and-diseases/Beneficial-organisms/Predators-parasitoids/cleobora-mellyi-the-southern-ladybird/Control-of-eucalypt-and-blackwood-pests/.
- ↑ Ślipiński, A.; Pang, H. (2020). Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini.. London: Bloomsbury Wildlife. p. 1-240. ISBN 1472978668. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KtLTDwAAQBAJ. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
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