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Te ngoikura

Ladybird

Coccinellidae
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Harlequin ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]. Image: Jacob Littlejohn / CC-BY-SA

Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Image: Jacob Littlejohn / CC-BY-SA

Pūtoi
Order
Coleoptera
Whānau
Family
Coccinellidae
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Te Rahi

  • He pītara iti, e 5 mm pea te roa.

Size range

  • Small beetles, up to 5 mm long

Te Tītaringa

  • Nō Aotearoa, nō tāwāhi anō.

Distribution

  • New Zealand native and introduced species

Te Huringa Ora

  • He maha ngā momo muramura ka kitea i te māra, ka kīia he pepeke pai i te mea kua kai haere i te hōpuru nehu, i te aphid, i te pepeke māngaro, i te pepeke unahi me te pūwereriki.

Life history

  • Many colourful species are beneficial in the garden, feeding on powdery mildews, aphids, mealybugs, scale insects and mites
  • Bright colours advertise the fact that blood is toxic to mammals and most birds
Harlequin ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]. Image: Jacob Littlejohn / CC-BY-SA Image
Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Image: Jacob Littlejohn / CC-BY-SA
Eleven-spotted ladybird [Coccinella undecimpunctata]. Image: Simon Nicholas / CC-BY-NC Image
Eleven-spotted ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata. Image: Simon Nicholas / CC-BY-NC
Steelblue ladybird [Halmus chalybeus]. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC Image
Steelblue ladybird Halmus chalybeus. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC
Orange-spotted ladybird [Coccinella leonina]. Image: James Bailey / CC-BY-NC Image
Orange-spotted ladybird Coccinella leonina. Image: James Bailey / CC-BY-NC
Eleven-spotted ladybird [Coccinella undecimpunctata] larva. Image: Grahame / CC-BY-NC-ND Image
Eleven-spotted ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata larva. Image: Grahame / CC-BY-NC-ND
Harlequin ladybird [Harmonia axyridis] larva. Image: James Bailey / CC-BY-NC Image
Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis larva. Image: James Bailey / CC-BY-NC
Orange-spotted ladybird [Coccinella leonina] larva. Image:Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC Image
Orange-spotted ladybird Coccinella leonina larva. Image:Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC
Steelblue ladybird [Halmus chalybeus] larva. Image: Jeff Fryett / CC-BY-NC Image
Steelblue ladybird Halmus chalybeus larva. Image: Jeff Fryett / CC-BY-NC