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Phrynocaria unicolor
Phrynocaria unicolor is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in India (Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Pondicherry, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Andamans), China (Sichuan, Guizhou, Fujian, Hong Kong, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan), Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam and Thailand.
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.42–4.62 mm (0.135–0.182 in). It is a highly variable species with many colour forms.
In human culture
They have been recorded preying on whiteflies (including Aleurolobus barodensis and Dialeuropora decempuncta), as well as Tuberculatus indicus and Schizoneuraphis himalayensis.
== 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 601678.