Scymnus interruptus (Goeze, 1777) is a animal in the Coccinellidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Scymnus interruptus (Goeze, 1777)

Scymnus interruptus (Goeze, 1777)

Scymnus interruptus is a West Palearctic beetle from Coccinellidae, introduced to the Americas as biological control, recorded in Chile and Ecuador.

Family
Genus
Scymnus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Scymnus interruptus (Goeze, 1777)

Scymnus interruptus is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Coccinellidae. This species is originally native to the West Palearctic region. It was later introduced into the United States to be used as a biological control agent, and has since spread to other regions of the New World. It has been officially recorded in the South American countries of Chile and Ecuador.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Coccinellidae Scymnus

More from Coccinellidae

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

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