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Orange-spotted ladybird [Coccinella leonina] larva. Image:Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC

Orange-spotted ladybird Coccinella leonina larva. Image:Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae

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Size range

6–8 mm long

Distribution

New Zealand native and introduced species

Life history

Many colourful species are beneficial in the garden, feeding on powdery mildews, aphids, mealybugs, scale insects and mites

Orange-spotted ladybird [Coccinella leonina] larva. Image:Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC Image — Orange-spotted ladybird Coccinella leonina larva. Image:Dougal Townsend / CC-BY-NC

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Harlequin ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]. Image: Jacob Littlejohn / CC-BY-SA Image — Harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis. Image: Jacob Littlejohn / CC-BY-SA

Eleven-spotted ladybird [Coccinella undecimpunctata]. Image: Simon Nicholas / CC-BY-NC Image — Eleven-spotted ladybird Coccinella undecimpunctata. Image: Simon Nicholas / CC-BY-NC

Orange-spotted ladybird [Coccinella leonina]. Image: James Bailey / CC-BY-NC Image — Orange-spotted ladybird Coccinella leonina. Image: James Bailey / CC-BY-NC

Steelblue ladybird [Halmus chalybeus]. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC Image — Steelblue ladybird Halmus chalybeus. Image: jacqui-nz / CC-BY-NC