Harmonia antipodum
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Coccinellidae |
Genus: | Harmonia |
Species: | H. antipodum
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Binomial name | |
Harmonia antipodum (Mulsant, 1848)[1]
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Harmonia antipodum, known as the antipodean ladybird, is a species of ladybird beetle (family Coccinellidae) indigenous to New Zealand, though sometimes mistaken for a related non-native species, Harmonia conformis.[2] They are a brown colour, and about 3 mm long, while H. conformis is much larger and more conspicuously coloured.
References[]
- ^ Jiahui Li, Hong Pang, Adam Slipinski (2020) Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini CSIRO Publishing
- ^ Landcare New Zealand
External links[]
- Data related to Harmonia antipodum at Wikispecies
- Media related to Harmonia antipodum at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Coccinellidae
- Beetles of New Zealand
- Beetles described in 1848
- Coccinellidae stubs