A Lunate Ladybird Beetle (Cheilomenes lunata) on clothing on Green Mountain on Ascension Island
The Lunate Ladybird Beetles (Cheilomenes lunata) on clothing on Green Mountain on Ascension Island. This species was introduced to Ascension Island in 1910 most likely from Africa to control the woolly aphis on apples.
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Location: Green Mountain, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean
Photo credit: © Robert Kennett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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