Biology:Cleobora mellyi
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Cleobora mellyi Mulsant, 1850 [1]
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Cleobora mellyi, the Tasmanian ladybird or southern ladybird is a ladybird species endemic to Tasmania and also found in the southern states of mainland Australia.[2]
C. mellyi was introduced to New Zealand as a biological control agent, with mixed results.[3]
References
- ↑ "Cleobora mellyi (Mulsant)". CSIRO. http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/lucid/key/lucidKey/Media/Html/cleobMellyi1.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ↑ "Cleobora mellyi Mulsant". CSIRO. http://www.ento.csiro.au/aicn/system/c_728.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
- ↑ "Cleobora mellyi, the southern ladybird in New Zealand". nzffa.org.nz. 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081014075045/http://www.nzffa.org.nz/pests/Predators/Cleobora_mellyi.html. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2084695 entry