Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)
(Harlequin Ladybird, "Haxy")

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Harmonia axyridis form conspicua
Harlequin Ladybird - Black Form With Two Red Spots, Crescents or Rings
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Harmonia axyridis form spectabilis
Harlequin Ladybird - Black Form With 4 Red Spots
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Harmonia axyridis form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird - Orange Form With 18 or 19 Black Spots
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHarmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird, "Haxy")
FamilyCOCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird, "Haxy") :
1: Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird, "Haxy")
22 Sep 2007 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larvae and pupae on Sycamore leaves, with adults of vars succinea & conspicua
Image 1: Larva - anterior view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 2: Larva - anterior view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Larva - antero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 4: Larva - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Larva - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Larva - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Larva - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Pupa - anterior view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 9: Pupa - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 10: Pupa - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 11: Pupa - postero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Brown, P. The Harlequin Ladybird Survey www.harlequin-survey.org
Roy, H., Rowland, F., Brown, P., Ware, R. & Majerus, M. 2005 Ecology of the Harlequin Ladybird - a new invasive species British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 6: 403-407.

Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird, "Haxy") may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird, "Haxy")
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Harmonia axyridis (Harlequin Ladybird, "Haxy")
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