Cleobora
| Cleobora mellyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Cleobora Mulsant, 1850 |
| Species: | C. mellyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cleobora mellyi | |
Cleobora is a monotypic genus of ladybird native to Tasmania and the southern states of mainland Australia. Its only recognized species is Cleobora mellyi, the Tasmanian ladybird or southern ladybird.[2]
C. mellyi was introduced to New Zealand in 1977 as a biological control agent, with mixed results.[3]
References
- ^ "Cleobora mellyi (Mulsant)". CSIRO. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
- ^ "Cleobora mellyi Mulsant". CSIRO. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
- ^ "Cleobora mellyi, the southern ladybird in New Zealand". nzffa.org.nz. 25 October 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2009.
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