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Mite-eating Ladybirds
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Mite-eating Ladybirds

Stethorus

Stethorus is a genus of spider mite destroyers in the family of beetles known as Coccinellidae. There are at least 20 described species in Stethorus.

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15 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Dot Ladybird

speciesStethorus pusillus

Spider Mite Destroyer

speciesStethorus punctum

Stethorus cantonensis

speciesStethorus cantonensis

Stethorus gilvifrons

speciesStethorus gilvifrons

Stethorus siphonulus

speciesStethorus siphonulus

Stethorus histrio

speciesStethorus histrio

Stethorus bifidus

speciesStethorus bifidus

Stethorus tenerifensis

speciesStethorus tenerifensis

Stethorus fenestralis

speciesStethorus fenestralis

Stethorus utilis

speciesStethorus utilis

Casey's Mite Destroyer

speciesStethorus caseyi

Stethorus pinachi

speciesStethorus pinachi

Stethorus vagans

speciesStethorus vagans

Stethorus minutalus

speciesStethorus minutalus

Stethorus griseus

speciesStethorus griseus

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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 211369.