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Myrrha octodecimguttata (18-spot ladybird)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The eighteen-spotted ladybird (Myrrha octodecimguttata), or 18-spot ladybird, is a species of beetle in the genus Myrrha in the ladybird family that lives primarily in pine forests and willow trees in Europe. It is usually 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) in length. The eighteen-spotted ladybird is most common throughout the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and southern Scandinavia, but their range extends throughout central Europe.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Carulaspis juniperi (juniper scale)[1]
Leucaspis lowi (Hartig's pine scale)[1]
Matsucoccus pini[1]

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1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0