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Record 1 1995-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
DEF

Any of the small more or less hemispherical often brightly colored beetles that constitute the family Coccinellidae are distributed throughout temperate and tropical regions, and with the exception of a few herbivorous forms feed in both larval and adult stages upon small insects and the eggs of larger ones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
DEF

Petit insecte aux élytres en coupole, très commun dans les jardins, appelé aussi bête à bon Dieu ou catherine. (Ordre des coléoptères, famille des coccinellidés).

Spanish

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