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Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis is a large coccinellid beetle. Its colour ranges from yellow-orange to black, and the number of spots between 0 and 22.
It is native to eastern Asia, but has been introduced to North and South Americas and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known and spreading in those regions.
Order Coleoptera, Family Coccinellidae. This Ladybug was having a ball in a huge colony of aphids.
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