Microweisea misella
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| Microweisea misella | |
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| Microweisea misella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Microweisea |
| Species: | M. misella |
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| Microweisea misella (LeConte, 1878) | |
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Microweisea misella is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] 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]
