#3309 · 🪲 beetles

Red-flanked Scymnus

🇳🇱 Driehoekkapoentje ·Scymnus interruptus

🪲 Beetles 📍 in the Netherlands

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0
2. © Zachi Mihai · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © bscrl · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Paul Cook · CC BY 4.0
5. Wijchen, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Nijmegen, Centrum Zuid, 6511 NH Nijmegen, Netherlands:© Lars Willighagen · CC BY 4.0
7. Maandereng, Ede, Nederland:© dr. Werner de Gier · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Peperstraat, Ophemert, Gelderland, NL:© Lionne van Drunen · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Groesbeek, Nederland:© Herman Berteler · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Scymnus interruptus is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. This species is native to the West Palearctic region, but it was introduced into the United States as a biological control agent and then spread to other regions of the New World. It has been recorded in South America (Chile and Ecuador).

base stats

NL sightings 66iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,093iNaturalist 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).