Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata
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Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata (often abbreviated to Psyllobora 22-punctata), the 22-spot ladybird, is a 3–5 mm long ladybird
commonly found in Europe . Unlike most other ladybirds which feed on aphid
s, P. 22-punctata eats mildew
— especially from umbellifers and low-growing shrubs .
A Finnish name of this beetle, 22-pistepirkko, is the origin of the name of the popular band
.
Coccinellidae
Coccinellidae is a family of beetles, known variously as ladybirds , or ladybugs . Scientists increasingly prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as these insects are not true bugs...
commonly found in Europe . Unlike most other ladybirds which feed on aphid
Aphid
Aphids, also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies or whiteflies, are small sap sucking insects, and members of the superfamily Aphidoidea. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions...
s, P. 22-punctata eats mildew
Mildew
Mildew refers to certain kinds of molds or fungi.In Old English, it meant honeydew , and later came to mean mildew in the modern sense of mold or fungus....
— especially from umbellifers and low-growing shrubs .
A Finnish name of this beetle, 22-pistepirkko, is the origin of the name of the popular band
22-Pistepirkko
22-Pistepirkko is a Finnish popular music band formed in 1980. It was formed in a small rural village of Utajärvi in Northern Finland but moved to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, in 1985...
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