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