Eighteen-spotted ladybird

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Eighteen-spotted ladybird
P1100358 Myrrha octodecimguttata.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Coccinellidae
Genus:
Myrrha
Species:
M. octodecimguttata
Binomial name
Myrrha octodecimguttata
Subspecies
  • M. o. octodecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • M. o. formosa (Costa, 1849)

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[citation needed] in Europe. It is usually 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) in length.[1][2]

The eighteen-spotted ladybird is most common throughout the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and southern Scandinavia, but their range extends throughout central Europe.

References

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External identifiers for Myrrha octodecimguttata
Encyclopedia of Life 3216597
GBIF 4452240
NCBI 703265
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