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Rodolia cardinalis
Rodolia cardinalis
-37.7101, 145.288
Field Notes
Description:
This little ladybird was so small it could almost fit through the mosquito net seen in these pictures. About 2-3mm overall.
Habitat:
In an outer urban nature reserve with a sparse mix of grasses, small eucalyptus, acacia, kunzea, pomaderris and others.
Notes:
Vedalia beetle. This beetle feeds specifically on cottony cushion scale (Icerya purchasi) with the adults and mature larvae attacking all scale stages of growth. It was the first bio-control agent moved from one part of the world to another to manage an out-of-control pest. <br> http://www.biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/predators/Rodolia.php <br> http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:14…
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2014
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