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Nephaspis oculatus
Nephaspis oculata is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Iowa and New Hampshire, where it acts as a biological control agent of whiteflies.
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.19-1.48 mm. They have a yellow body. The elytron is usually piceous to black along base and lateral margin, while the central area is yellowish brown.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 488098.