#3418 · 🪲 beetles

Scarce Seven-spotted Ladybird Beetle

🇳🇱 Bosmierlieveheersbeestje ·Coccinella magnifica

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

Coccinella magnifica is a species of ladybird beetle. Both the adults and larvae are predators. They are known for their diet of aphids, but will eat many other pests such as soft-scale insects, spider mites, mealybugs, and the eggs of many others. A single larvae will eat about 400 medium size aphids during its development to pupal stage. An adult will eat about 300 aphids before it lays its eggs. Approximately 3 to 10 aphids are...

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NL sightings 31iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,574iNaturalist observations

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