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Coccinellidae

Coccinellidae (/ˌkɒksɪˈnɛlɪdiː/) is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and other English speaking territories; "lady" refers to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Entomologists use the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles to avoid…

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related to Etymology · 17
Coccinellidae → Britain, Coccinella, English, Entomologists, Europe, Germany, In, Latin, Marienkäfer, Mary, Marybeetle, Names, Our Lady, Our Lady's, Pierre André Latreille, The, United States
related to history · 17
Coccinellidae → Although, Baltosidis, Cretaceous, Early Eocene, Electrolotis, Eocene Baltic, France, Microweiseini, Nephus, Oise, Over, Rhyzobius, Serangium, Sticholotidini, The, They, Ypresian
related to Sources · 17
Coccinellidae → Behaviour, Brown, Cambridge University Press, Ecology, Hodek, Honěk, ISBN, John Wiley, Ladybird Beetles, Majerus, Natural History, OCLC, Roy, Series Entomologica, Sons, Springer, Van Emden
related to Distribution and status · 14
Coccinellidae → African, Agriculture, Antarctica, Asian, Climate, Coccinellid, Coccinellids, Invasive, North America, Several, Some, These, They, Threats
related to Phylogeny · 13
Coccinellidae → Chilocorinae, Coccidulinae, Coccinellinae, Coccinelloidea, Cucujiformia, Epilachninae, However, Microweiseinae, Scymninae, Sticholotidinae, The, The Coccinellidae, They
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Coccinellidae → Media, Wikimedia Commons Data, Wikispecies, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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species coccinellids insects beetles ladybird eggs coccinellid larvae predators may prey pests aphids larva pupa scale adult red food several

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aphidsinstance ofpreying on insects0.80text
scale insectsinstance ofpreying on insects0.80text
aphidsinstance ofperhaps because the growth in diversity of angiosperm plants then encouraged the radiation of insects of the clade Sternorrhyncha0.80text
on which coccinellids could feed.An earlier 2009 study concluded that consumption of scale insects is the most basal diet of Coccinellidaeinstance ofperhaps because the growth in diversity of angiosperm plants then encouraged the radiation of insects of the clade Sternorrhyncha0.80text
birdsinstance ofMembers of the tribe Halyziini of the subfamily Coccinellinae are obligate fungus feeders.Coccinellids of any lifestage are preyed on by predators0.80text
spidersinstance ofMembers of the tribe Halyziini of the subfamily Coccinellinae are obligate fungus feeders.Coccinellids of any lifestage are preyed on by predators0.80text
antsinstance ofMembers of the tribe Halyziini of the subfamily Coccinellinae are obligate fungus feeders.Coccinellids of any lifestage are preyed on by predators0.80text
lacewingsinstance ofMembers of the tribe Halyziini of the subfamily Coccinellinae are obligate fungus feeders.Coccinellids of any lifestage are preyed on by predators0.80text
high mountainsinstance ofSome species can live in extreme environments0.80text
arid desertsinstance ofSome species can live in extreme environments0.80text
and cold regionsinstance ofSome species can live in extreme environments0.80text
aphidsinstance ofas they prey on agricultural pests0.80text

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