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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: vedalia beetle, cardinal ladybird
Antonyms: none provided
noun
native to Australia; introduced elsewhere to control scale insects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Rodolia cardinalis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ladybug, ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle
History
From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified.
