Chilocorus kuwanae

Chilocorus kuwanae
Feeding on armored scale insects
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Chilocorus
Species:	C. kuwanae
Binomial name
Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri, 1909
Synonyms
Chilocorus similis var. japonicusSicard, 1907

Chilocorus kuwanae, or Kuwana's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is native to Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and Southern Asia, and has been introduced to North America for biological pest control. ^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3-4.75 mm. They are black, with a spot at or behind the middle of the elytron. ^[5]

References

1. "Chilocorus kuwanae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
2. "Chilocorus kuwanae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
3. "Chilocorus kuwanae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
4. "Chilocorus kuwanae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
5. Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.