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steel blue lady beetle

Halmus chalybeus

Classification

Class
Insecta

Halmus chalybeus, commonly known as the steelblue ladybird, is a species of ladybird in the beetle family Coccinellidae and the genus Halmus that is native to Australia. Adult and larval steelblue ladybirds eat a variety of small insects, including but not limited to scale insects, psyllids, whitefly and free living gall mites (Eriophyoidea). Appearance Halmus chalybeus has a rounded appearance with an iridescent blue/green colouration.

Distribution

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