龟纹瓢虫 Japanese Lady Beetle
Propylaea japonica · Coleoptera · 瓢虫科 · IUCN: LC
The Japanese Lady Beetle (Propylaea japonica) is a remarkable beetle distinguished by its small, rounded body with a distinctive tortoiseshell-like mottled pattern. This species inhabits tea plantations, vegetable gardens, and flowering meadows, where it specialized predator of aphids and scale insects on crop plants. As a member of the Coccinellidae (瓢虫科), it represents an important component of its ecosystem, contributing to the intricate web of interactions that sustain biodiversity in its native range.
- 体长 Size
- 20-50 mm
- 分布 Distribution
- China
- 生境 Habitat
- Forest
- 活跃季节 Season
- May - Sep
- 保护级别 Conservation
- LC
- 中国特有 Endemic
- 否 No