Cryptogonus orbiculus | |
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Cryptogonus orbiculus (Gyllenhal, 1808) | |
Cryptogonus orbiculus, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Elytra black with an oval orange spot on each elytron. [6]
It is a predator of several whiteflies, aphids and scale insects such as Aspidiotus destructor , Paracoccus marginatus and Aphis gossypii . [1] [7] [6]