Taxonomy
- Polyphaga
- Cucujoidea
- Coccinellidae
- Scymnus
- Scymnus
- Scymnus interruptus
Images
Source: Lech Borowiec
Description
Length: 1.5-2.2mm. Basic colour: black. Pattern: two red spots (roughly triangular in shape) at the front edges of the elytra. Number of spots: 2. Pronotum: black. Head colour: black. Leg colour: brown. Other features: hairy.
Biology
Habitats: various. Host plants: hedges, shrubs, trees, Ivy. Food: mealybugs and armoured scale insects. Overwintering sites: unknown.
Articles
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(2012), A record of Scymnus interruptus (Goeze) (Coccinellidae) from the Isle of Wight The Coleopterist 21(1):13
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(2012), Scymnus interruptus (Goeze, 1777) (Coccinellidae) now established in Britain The Coleopterist 21(2):47
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(2010), Scymnus interruptus (Goeze) (Coccinellidae) in Cumbria The Coleopterist 19(1):33
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(2004), Scymnus interruptus (Goeze) (Coccinellidae) in Hampshire The Coleopterist 13(3):91