Coccinellidae: Ladybirds of Western-Europe
        Subfamily Chilocorinae - Tribus Platynaspini - Genus Platynaspis

     Platynaspis luteorubra Goeze

Harmonia quadripunctata (c) coccinellidae.net
   

  © Paul Mabbott

[Morphology] 2.5 - 4 mm. Small, hairy beetle, difficult to distinguish from Scymniae species. The pronotum stretches round the eyes, as can be seen in the last picture on the right (by Johan Bogaert)




Synonym: Platynaspis bisbipustulata ° Platynaspis villosa (Fourcr.)
° NL:Behaard lieveheersbeestje ° FR:coccinelle fulgurante ° D:Rainfarn-Marienkäfer °
  JF Godeau   larva (prepupa)
  Paul Mabbott   
  Johan Bogaert   


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