Rhyzobius forestieri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Rhyzobius |
Species: | R. forestieri
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Binomial name | |
Rhyzobius forestieri (Mulsant, 1853)
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Rhyzobius forestieri is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Australia, North America, Oceania, and Europe. [1] [2] [3] The species is thought to be originally from Australia and recently introduced to parts of Europe in the 1980s as a biological control agent to control the Olive Scale pest ( Saissetia oleae). [4]