Orcus chalybeus, steel-blue ladybird
Species type: Arthropod
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Orcus
Species: chalybeus
Authority: (Boisduval)
Common names: steel-blue ladybird
Synonyms: Halmus chalybus (Boisduval)
Imported for biocontrol of:
- Eriococcus coriaceus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), gum tree scale Details
- Saissetia oleae (Hemiptera: Coccidae), black scale Details
