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Cheilomenes
Cheilomenes is an Old World genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae. Like other members of their subfamily they are large typical ladybirds. They are always shiny and often have bright spots on the elytra. The common African species C. lunata is an important predator of the citrus aphid, Toxoptera, and wheat aphid, while C. vicina has been suggested as a biological control agent for the cowpea aphid. Both the larvae and adults are predatory. Freshly...
10 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird
speciesCheilomenes sexmaculata
Lunate Lady Beetle
speciesCheilomenes lunata
Sulfurous Lady Beetle
speciesCheilomenes sulphurea
Cheilomenes propinqua
speciesCheilomenes propinqua
Lipstick Lady Beetle
speciesCheilomenes bidentata
Cheilomenes aurora
speciesCheilomenes aurora
Cheilomenes dolens
speciesCheilomenes dolens
Cheilomenes polynesiae
speciesCheilomenes polynesiae
Cheilomenes geisha
speciesCheilomenes geisha
Cheilomenes pretiosa
speciesCheilomenes pretiosa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 123830.