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]
| 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 |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Chilocorus |
| Species: | C. kuwanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri, 1909
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References
edit- ^ a b "Chilocorus kuwanae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Chilocorus kuwanae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Chilocorus kuwanae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Chilocorus kuwanae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
Further reading
edit- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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