vedalia

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English[edit]

Vedalia

Etymology[edit]

From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified.

Noun[edit]

vedalia (plural vedalias)

  1. Novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.
    Synonyms: vedalia beetle, cardinal ladybird

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