Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird)

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The native Australian insect that famously demonstrated the potential of 'classical' biological control of insect pests, when stocks were released in California in 1888-89 in a bid to control an outbreak of Cottony cushion scale. https://biocontrol.entomology.cornell.edu/predators/Rodolia.php

Rodolia cardinalis is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | South Coast

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Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Bungendore, NSW - 7 Feb 2025 by clarehoneydove

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Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Farrer, ACT - 12 Dec 2024 by gregbaines

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Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Mount Taylor - 31 Mar 2024 by Harrisi

Harrisi

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 27 Feb 2024 by SimoneC

SimoneC

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Kaleen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by AlisonMilton

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Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Dunlop, ACT - 12 May 2020 by Roger

Roger

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Undefined, NSW - 26 Mar 2019 by HarveyPerkins

HarveyPerkins

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Nov 2011 by Bron

Bron

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Bungendore, NSW - 7 Feb 2025 by clarehoneydove

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Farrer, ACT - 12 Dec 2024 by gregbaines

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Mount Taylor - 31 Mar 2024 by Harrisi

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 27 Feb 2024 by SimoneC

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Kaleen, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by AlisonMilton

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Dunlop, ACT - 12 May 2020 by Roger

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Undefined, NSW - 26 Mar 2019 by HarveyPerkins

Rodolia cardinalis (Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Nov 2011 by Bron

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Species information

Rodolia cardinalis Scientific name
Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 795m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Vedalia cardinalis

Location information

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