红点唇瓢虫

紅點唇瓢蟲

hóngdiǎnchúnpiáochóng

noun

Meanings

1 two-spot ladybird (Chilocorus kuwanae)
2 red-spot lip ladybug

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Examples

红点唇瓢虫是果树介壳虫的重要天敌。

Hóngdiǎnchúnpiáochóng shì guǒshù jièqiàochóng de zhòngyào tiāndí.

The two-spot ladybird is an important natural enemy of scale insects on fruit trees.

园林部门常释放红点唇瓢虫进行生物防治。

Yuánlín bùmén cháng shìfàng hóngdiǎnchúnpiáochóng jìnxíng shēngwù fángzhì.

Landscape departments often release two-spot ladybirds for biological control.

Tips

usage

唇 (lip) refers to the pale margin around the black-bodied beetle's rim, with two signature red spots on its back. Unlike the more familiar 七星瓢虫 (seven-spot ladybird) which eats aphids, 红点唇瓢虫 specializes in scale insects.

Stroke Order

红 hóng

点 diǎn

唇 chún

瓢 piáo

虫 chóng