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Asiatischer Marienkäfer / Harlequin Ladybird

Harmonia axyridis var. spectabilis

Photo by FFHRheingau
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Field Notes

Description:

SIZE: 6-8 mm
<br>Harmonia axyridis is a large coccinellid beetle. Its color ranges from yellow-orange to black.

Habitat:

It is native to eastern Asia, but has been introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in South Africa and widely across South America.

Reference Links:

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - Harmonia axyridis - Overview, Asiatischer Marienkäfer – Wikipedia, Organisms | Project Noah

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injica
maybe you can add the name of the var. spectabilis

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