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