Scymnus frontalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. frontalis
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| Scymnus frontalis (Fabricius, 1787)
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Scymnus frontalis, the angle-spotted ladybird, is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in from Europe (including southern Britain)[1][2][3] east to China (Fujian, Hebei, Shandong, Xinjian).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.7-2.9 mm. Males have a red head and a anterolateral yellowish red spot and yellowish red anterior margin. Females have a black head and pronotum. The elytron of both sexes is black with two yellowish red spots.[4]
Biology
They feed on aphids and live in low growing vegetation. They are typically 2.6 to 3.2 mm in length.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Scymnus frontalis (Fabricius, 1787) | UK Beetle Recording". www.coleoptera.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Scymnus frontalis | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Scymnus frontalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Pang, X.; Gordon, Robert D. (1983). "The Scymnini (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of China". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 40 (2). Coleopterist Society: 157–199. Retrieved August 13, 2025.