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Harmonia axyridis var. spectabilis
SIZE: 6-8 mm
Harmonia axyridis is a large coccinellid beetle. Its color ranges from yellow-orange to black.
It is native to eastern Asia, but has been introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known, and spreading in those regions, and has also established in South Africa and widely across South America.
Spotted on Jul 7, 2013
Submitted on Jul 7, 2013
4 Comments
Nice pattern on this one!
Of course, fixed that ;)
maybe you can add the name of the var. spectabilis
Identical :)))