18-spot ladybird

18-spot ladybird
18-spot ladybird
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Myrrha
Species: M. octodecimguttata
Binomial name
Myrrha octodecimguttata
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The 18-spot ladybird (Myrrha octodecimguttata) is a species of Myrrha in the ladybird family recorded in Britain that lives in pine forests and is usually 4 to 5 millimetres (0.16 to 0.20 in) in length.[1][2] They can also live in willow trees.

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