#3163 · 🪲 beetles

Asian Lady Beetle

🇳🇱 Aziatisch lieveheersbeestje ·Harmonia axyridis

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

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what is it?

Harmonia axyridis , most commonly known as the harlequin , multicolored Asian , or simply Asian ladybeetle , is a large coccinellid beetle. This is one of the most variable species in the world, with an exceptionally wide range of color forms. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been artificially 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...

base stats

NL sightings 6,252iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 585,486iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 6,252 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: the #1 most seen of the beetles in NL.
585,486 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Peter Simon Pallas in 1771 (255 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.