Kingdom Animalia Order Coleoptera Subfamily Coccinellinae Scientific name Harmonia antipoda Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Family Coccinellidae Tribe Coccinellini Higher classification Harmonia | |
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Similar Ladybird, Harmonia, Beetle, Harmonia testudinaria, Insect | ||
Harmonia antipoda, known as the antipodean ladybird, is a species of ladybird beetle (family Coccinellidae) indigenous to New Zealand. It occurs in forests on the North Island; they have been spotted on dead rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) trees, both on the leaves and under bark. They are a brown colour, and about 3 mm long. Another (non-native) species of the same genus (Harmonia conformis) also occurs in New Zealand, but is much larger and more conspicuously coloured.
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