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Discolored Lady Beetle
Micraspis discolor
Micraspis discolor is a species of ladybird. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798. It is widespread throughout Asia, North America and parts of Oceania.
From the article Micraspis discolor on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Body length is 5 to 6 mm. Adult has a reddish orange body which is oval in shape. There are black stripes on elytra.
Range & habitat
It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, United States, Hawaii and Tonga.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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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 429587.