Harmonia eucharis
| Harmonia eucharis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Harmonia |
| Species: | H. eucharis |
| Binomial name | |
| Harmonia eucharis (Mulsant, 1853) | |
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Harmonia eucharis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae.[1] It is found in India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal. It was introduced to North Carolina, but did not establish.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.5–10.5 mm (0.26–0.41 in). The elytra are pale yellowish brown, mostly with 4–5 black spots, but the elytral pattern is highly variable.[3]
Life history
They have been recorded feeding on a wide range of aphids and scale insects.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
- ↑ ITIS (2026). "Harmonia at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Poorani, J. (2023). "An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini". Zootaxa. 5332 (1): 1–307. Retrieved August 12, 2026.