Nephus quadrimaculatus

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
Nephus quadrimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Nephus
Species:
N. quadrimaculatus
Binomial name
Nephus quadrimaculatus
(Herbst, 1783)
Synonyms
  • Scymnus quadrimaculatus (Herbst, 1783)

Nephus quadrimaculatus is a species of ladybird belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It was first described by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1783.

Nephus quadrimaculatus can reach a length of 1.5–2 millimetres (0.059–0.079 in) and feeds on aphids and mealybugs. Elytra are black, each with two red-yellow, kidney-shaped spots.[1]

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