Biodiversity of Cyprus by NGO Protection of the Natural Heritage and the Biodiversity of Cyprus

The rich and rare biodiversity in Cyprus. The Cyprus biodiversity includes 1908 plants, 780 seashells, 250 fishes, more than 7.000 insects, 410 birds including migratory, 31 mammals, 9 snakes, 11 lizards,three amphibians, 120 land snails, fungi estimated 5-8 thousandand and three turtles.These numbers continually increase as a result of researc. Also see All about Cyprus. From George Konstantinou. Email - fanigeorge@hotmail.com - Το υλικό της ιστοσελίδας αποτελεί πνευματική ιδιοκτησία.

Saturday 28 May 2016

Exochomus nigromaculatus (Goeze, 1777) - Cyprus

Family: Coccinellidae

Like many species of the Coccinellidae family, Exochomus nigromaculatus feeds on aphids on low vegetation and sometimes on trees and shrubs. Exochomus nigromaculatus larvae feed also on aphids.

Photos at Lakatamia 15/5/2016, by Michael Hadjiconstantis.