Rank Species | Order Beetle | |
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Similar Myrrha, Beetle, Myzia oblongoguttata, Aphidecta obliterata, Harmonia quadripunctata |
The eighteen-spotted ladybird (Myrrha octodecimguttata), or 18-spot ladybird, is a species of beetle in the genus Myrrha in the ladybird family that lives primarily in pine forests and willow trees in Europe. It is usually 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) in length.
The eighteen-spotted ladybird is most common throughout the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands and southern Scandinavia, but their range extends throughout central Europe.
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