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Chilocorus nigritus

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Chilocorus nigritus
Chilocorus nigrita (Fabricius).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Chilocorus
Species:
C. nigritus
Binomial name
Chilocorus nigritus
(Fabricius, 1798)

Chilocorus nigritus (often misspelled as nigrita), sometimes referred to as the Malaysian ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to SE Asia, but has been introduced for use in biological pest control in Hawaii[1] and Europe.[2]

References

  1. ^ ITIS
  2. ^ BPDB listing, UK


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