Rhyzobius chrysomeloides
Rhyzobius chrysomeloides is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. R. chrysomeloides is a predatory species, feeding on aphids.[1] R. chrysomeloides can typically be found on various species of trees and garden shrubs, first being recorded in Britain was in 1996 on a pine tree. R. chrysomeloides is visually similar to Rhyzoius litura, but can be differentiated by its broader prosternal keel and the darker, U-shaped markings on its elytra.
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References
- Roy, Helen; Brown, Peter (2018). Field Guide to the Ladybirds of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Bloomsbury. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-4729-3568-7.
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