Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Coccinellidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798)

Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798)

Micraspis discolor is a small oval reddish-orange species with black elytra stripes, found across multiple regions of Asia, Oceania, and the US.

Family
Genus
Micraspis
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Micraspis discolor (Fabricius, 1798)

Body length of Micraspis discolor ranges from 5 to 6 mm. Adult individuals have an oval-shaped, reddish orange body, with black stripes present on their elytra. This species is distributed across Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam, the United States, Hawaii, and Tonga.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Coccinellidae Micraspis

More from Coccinellidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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