Barcoding data of the first Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) invaders in Lithuania

An invasive lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) was recorded for Lithuania (Curonian spit) in 2011 for the first time. It was collected in Vilnius (Eastern Lithuania) in 2014 in the colony of an alien aphid Brachycaudus divaricatae Shaposhnikov, 1956. However, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) appeared extremely rare in monitored regions of Eastern Lithuania in 2014. Samples from Vilnius (Eastern Lithuania) belong to the most common COI haplotype of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773), detected both in its native (Russian Far East, Korea, China, Japan) and invasive areas, including five European countries. Probably, Lithuania is being colonized by the widely distributed and highly invasive lineage of Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773), representing the non-melanic succinea form, which was reported as one of the most common in Europe.