Telsimia ceylonica
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| Telsimia ceylonica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Telsimia |
| Species: | T. ceylonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Telsimia ceylonica (Weise, 1900) | |
Telsimia ceylonica is a species of lady beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]
It is a predator of several aphids and scale insects that attack coconut and oil palm.[4][5]
