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Chilocorus infernalis
Chilocorus infernalis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in China (Jiangsu, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet, Gansu), India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh), Pakistan, Bhutan and Nepal. It is an introduced species in parts of Russia.
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.3–6 mm (0.17–0.24 in). They are shiny black, sometimes with a greenish tinge. Each elytron has two reddish testaceous or orange yellow spots.
In human culture
They have been recorded preying on Aleyrodidae, Aphidoidea and Coccoidea species.
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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 565941.