Chilocorus nigrita

Chilocorus nigritus (also recorded as Black Scale-feeding Lady Beetle) is an accepted species in the family Coccinellidae, within the order Coleoptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Oceania and Southern Asia. Beetles belong to Coleoptera; their hardened forewings, called elytra, protect the flight wings and abdomen.

Common name

Black Scale-feeding Lady Beetle

Family

Coccinellidae

Order

Coleoptera

Identification rank

Species

Recorded distribution

Oceania, Southern Asia

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy