Multicoloured Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) for the first time in the fauna of Latvia
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Multicoloured Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773), Coleoptera, Coccinellidae, fauna, Latvia
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The article presents the information on the first finding of a Multicoloured Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Latvia. The species has been found in an orchard on a cherry plum Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. in Jersika, Livani municipality in the southeast part of Latvia, where imago, larvae and grubs of this species were observed in great numbers. At present, there are 61 species of lady beetles known in the fauna of Latvia.
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