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Exochomus ericae
Exochomus ericae is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
From the article Exochomus ericae on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.46–3.96 mm (0.136–0.156 in) in males and 3.62–4.43 mm (0.143–0.174 in) in females. The head is black with brownish-yellow antennae. The pronotum of the females is black with brownish-yellow anterior and lateral margins or brownish-yellow with a black spot on the base. The scutellum is black and the elytra are brownish-orange to orange, each with a black border and five black spots.
In human culture
They have been recorded preying on Phenacoccus peyerimhoffi, Stozia striata, Gueriniella serratulae and Chionaspis ceratoniae.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Life history”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1225258.