Northwestern-lady-beetle

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• Scymnus caurinus

  northwestern lady beetle

  Scymnus caurinus, commonly known as the northwestern lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is a small predatory beetle native to western North America, with records from the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan. As a member of the genus Scymnus, it belongs to a group of lady beetles generally associated with aphid predation, though specific prey relationships for this species remain poorly documented. The species was described by Horn in 1895.

  CoccinellidaeScymnuslady-beetlenorthwestern-lady-beetledusky-lady-beetleColeopteraNorth-AmericaCanadaAlbertaBritish-ColumbiaSaskatchewanHorn-1895