Oenopia kirbyi
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| Oenopia kirbyi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Oenopia |
| Species: | O. kirbyi |
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| Oenopia kirbyi | |
Oenopia kirbyi is a species of beetle in the Coccinellidae family.[2] They are found in India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand.[3] They have been noted as a potential means of pest control against the rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, of which they are voracious predators.[4]