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Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis, most commonly known as the harlequin, multicolored Asian, or Asian ladybeetle, is a large coccinellid beetle. This larva was about 15mm in large, black and orange in color.
Spotted at Central park New York. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Coccinellidae Genus: Harmonia Species: H. axyridis
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