INTERESTING INSECTS
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Oleander aphid - Aphis nerii
Added: 20 Dec 2017
Updated: 08 Jan 2018
This adventive aphid is found in many countries especially in tropical and subtropical regions including many Pacific islands. It is believed to have spread from the Mediterranean region where it lived on Oleander, Neriu...
Variable ladybird - Coelophora inaequalis
Added: 08 Sep 2016
Updated: 29 Oct 2018
This distinctive adventive ladybird from Australia, Pacific Islands and South East Asia was first found in Auckland in 1966. It has been found on Little Barrier Island and is common in the Auckland Region where it can be...
Yellow shouldered ladybird - Apolinus lividigaster
Added: 28 Sep 2016
Updated: 29 Oct 2018
This distinctive adventive ladybird is from Australia and was first found in Auckland in 1961. There are two subspecies, Apolinus lividigaster wallacii (Crotch) and Apolinus lividigaster lividigaster (Mulsant). Only the ...
Eleven-spotted ladybird - Coccinella undecimpunctata
Added: 11 Oct 2012
Updated: 29 Oct 2018
This adventive ladybird comes from the northern hemisphere. It is present in Europe, Asia and North America. It is now widespread in New Zealand, where it occurs in grasslands, vegetable crops, field crops, cereals, and ...
Two-spotted ladybird - Adalia bipunctata
Added: 07 Sep 2016
Updated: 29 Oct 2018
The two-spotted ladybird is an adventive species from Europe. It was first found in New Zealand in Christchurch during March 1936. It is now found throughout New Zealand though it is uncommon in Auckland. It is found in ...
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