vedalia
See also: Vedalia
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified.
Noun edit
vedalia (plural vedalias)
- Novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.
- Synonyms: vedalia beetle, cardinal ladybird
