Common name
Harlequin Ladybird; Multicoloured Asian Ladybird; Multicoloured Ladybird
Informal group
Insects
Territories
First record
2015
First record (range end date)
0
Impact detail
Invasive. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Impacts
Ecological impact detail
Environmental threat. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Socio-economic impacts
Storehouses or domestic. Environmental threat. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Other notes
First noted on a bush at the Biocontrol facility at Scotland on 10th December 2015 and found at a second site (Maldivia) the next day.
References
Key, R., Fowler, L., Pryce, D., Wilkins, V., Key, R. (2021). Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury; St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.;