Image: Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus) on leaf

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Description: "The steelblue ladybird seems to be the most common in NZ, or at least in our gardens. It doesn't really look much like the red spotted ones of children's toys. It was introduced to NZ from Australia to control scale apparently. This one was found on our big oak tree."
Title: Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus) on leaf
Credit: Ladybird Ladybird Fly Away Home
Author: Raewyn
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