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Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Coleoptera
family
Coccinellidae
genus
Harmonia
species
Harmonia axyridis

Name

Synonyms
Coccinella axyridis Pallas, 1773
Harmonia axyridis f. novemdecimsignata Faldermann, 1835
Homonyms
Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)
Common names
Asian lady beetle in language.
Asiatischer Marienkafer in language.
Asiatischer Marienkäfer in German
Asiatischer Marienkäfer in German
Aziatisch lieveheersbeestje in Dutch
Coccinelle asiatique in French
Coccinelle asiatique (la), Coccinelle arlequin (La) in French
Harlekinmariehøne in Danish
Harlekinmariehøne in Danish
Harlequin Ladybird in English
Harlequin Ladybird in English
Harlequin Ladybird in English
Harlequin Ladybird Beetle in English
Harlequin Ladybird Beetle in English
Harlequin Ladybird, Asian Ladybird, Asian Ladybeetle in English
Harlequin Ladybird, Asian Ladybird, Asian Ladybeetle in English
Harlequin ladybird in English
Harlequin ladybird beetle in English
Harlequin ladybird, Asian ladybird, Asian ladybeetle in English
Japanese lady beetle in language.
Multicoloured Asian Ladybird in English
Multicoloured Asian Ladybird in English
Multicoloured Asian Ladybird in English
Multicoloured Asian Ladybird in English
Veelkleurig Aziatisch lieveheersbeestje in Dutch
Veelkleurig aziatisch lieveheersbeestje in Dutch
halloween lady beetle in language.
harlekiinipirkko in Finnish
harlekiinipirkko in Finnish
harlekinmarihøne in Norwegian Bokmål
harlekinnyckelpiga in Swedish
harlekinpiga in Swedish
harlequin lady beetle in language.
la coccinelle asiatique in language.
multicolored Asian lady beetle in language.
multivariate lady beetle in language.
pumpkin lady beetle in language.
southern lady beetle in language.
veelkeurig aziatisch lieveheersbeestje in language.
Asian Lady Beetle in English
Asian Lady Beetle in English
Asian Lady Beetle in English
Aziatisch lieveheersbeestje in Dutch
Harlequin Ladybird in English
harlekinmarihøne in Norwegian Bokmål
harlekinpiga in Swedish
harlekinpiga in Swedish
Veelkleurig Aziatisch lieveheersbeestje in Dutch
harlekinnyckelpiga in Swedish
harlekinnyckelpiga in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. Chapin, J. B., and V. A. Brou, 1991: Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), the third species of the genus to be found in the United States (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, vol. 93, no. 3. 630-635.
  2. González, G., Kondo, T., Gasca-Álvarez, H.J., Sandoval-Espinel, M.K., Niño-Suárez, M.A. & Moreno, M.A.Z. (2024) Coccinellidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea) from Colombia: A systematic and illustrated list. Zootaxa, 5478 (1), 1–172. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5478.1.1
  3. Gordon, Robert, D., and Natalia Vandenberg, 1991: Field guide to recently introduced species of Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) in North America, with a revised key to North American genera of Coccinellini. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, vol. 93, no. 4. 845-864.
  4. Jacobson (Якобсон) (1915) "Dryopidae p.p. - Notoxidae p.p., in Жуки России и Западной Европы (The beetles of Russia and of western Europe) "
  5. Kuznetsov, Victor N., 1997: Lady Beetles of the Russian Far East. Center for Systematic Entomology, Memoir No. 1. xii + 248.
  6. Lundberg & Gustafsson (1995) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae
  7. Lundberg & Gustafsson (1995) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae
  8. Pallas, P.S. (1773) Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Rußischen Reichs. Zweyter Theil, erstes Buch vom Jahr 1770. Appendix ad iter. T. III. 4º. Kayserliche Academie der Wißenschaften, St. Petersburg. [unknown pagination] https://books.google.com.co/books/about/Reise_durch_verschiedene_Provinzen_des_r.html?hl=es&id=4Z1bAAAAQAAJ&redir_esc=y
  9. Steenberg & Harding (2009) The harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis Pallas) in Denmark: spread and phenology during the initial phase of invasion
  10. Wikispecies (2026) Wikispecies
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