Image: Asian lady beetle - invasive species (7116376481)

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Description: Originally from East Asia, introduced as a pest control to Europe New Zeeland and Australia; now: invasive species (neobiota or neozoon) see: www.zin.ru/Animalia/Coleoptera/images/cards/ukrop_2011.gif

Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten) Subclass: Pterygota Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer) Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiformia LAMEERE, 1938 Superfamily: Cucujoidea LATREILLE, 1802 Family: Coccinellidae LATREILLE, 1807 (ladybeetles, ladybirds or lady bugs, Marienkäfer) Subfamily: Coccinellinae LATREILLE, 1807 Tribus: Coccinellini LATREILLE, 1807 Genus: Harmonia MULSANT, 1846 Harmonia axyridis PALLAS, 1773 (Asian lady beetle, Asiatischer Marienkäfer)

Germany, N-Hess vic. Kassel, ca. 180m asl., 10.07.2011 ____________________________________________________________________

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