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Asian lady beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Description:

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 America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known and spreading in those regions.

Habitat:

My parents garden, Germany

Notes:

I think it's the Asian Ladybug, we have much of them flying around here, in the winter they stay in our house and in spring i take them out.. ;)

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Brinschk
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Brinschk

Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Spotted on Mar 31, 2008
Submitted on Sep 14, 2011

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