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Microweisea misella

Microweisea misella is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. Darkly colored and very small at about 1 to 1.5mm in length, it occurs throughout southern Canada and much of the United States. It preys on Diaspididae scale insects on blueberry and other shrubs and trees.

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Microweisea misella
Microweisea misella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Microweisea
Species:
M. misella
Binomial name
Microweisea misella
(LeConte, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Pentilia misella LeConte, 1878

Microweisea misella is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.123 Darkly colored and very small at about 1 to 1.5mm in length, it occurs throughout southern Canada and much of the United States. It preys on Diaspididae scale insects on blueberry and other shrubs and trees.4

References

References

  1. "Microweisea misella Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Microweisea misella". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 311. ISBN 9780691133041.
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