Chilocorus kuwanae

Chilocorus kuwanae, or Kuwana's lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.^[1][2][3][4] It is native to Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), and Southern Asia, and has been introduced to North America for biological pest control.^[1]

Chilocorus kuwanae
Feeding on armored scale insects
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Chilocorus
Species:	C. kuwanae
Binomial name
Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri, 1909
Synonyms
Chilocorus similis var. japonicus Sicard, 1907

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3-4.75 mm. They are black, with a spot at or behind the middle of the elytron.^[5]