Psyllobora vigintimaculata
Twenty-spotted Lady Beetle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles) Superfamily Cucujoidea Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles) Subfamily Coccinellinae Genus Psyllobora (Fungus-eating Lady Beetles) Species vigintimaculata (Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle) |
Twenty-spotted ladybug
psyllo (Gr) = "flea" bora (Gr) = "northern" viginti (L) = 'twenty" maculata (L) = "spotted" |
Native to North America
Undergoes complete metamorphosis Feeds on fungus (mostly mildew on leaf surfaces) |
on Pin Oak trunk
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