Coccinella
- This page is about the beetle genus; for the software, see Coccinella (software)
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 Coccinella septempunctata | ||||||||||||
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Coccinella is the most familiar genus of ladybird (or, in North America, ladybug). The elytra of most species are of a red or orange colour, punctuated with black spots or bands. The genus occurs throughout the Northern Hemisphere, but has only 11 species native to North America, with far more in Eurasia.
Its name comes from Latin coccineus, referring to the color scarlet.
Adults and larvae are voracious predators of aphids, and some species (e.g. Coccinella septempunctata) are used as biological control agents.
External links
Gallery
 native Coccinella species from U.S. |
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Coccinella". Image Credit.
