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Cactus Lady Beetle

Chilocorus cacti

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Chilocorus cacti, known generally as the cactus lady beetle or the twice-stabbed cactus lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is native to the Caribbean region, North America, Central America, and South America. The adults and larvae feed on scale insects, and attempts have been made to use it for biological pest control.

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United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided