vedalia beetle
/vɪˈdeɪlɪə/noun
1- an Australian ladybird which has been introduced into California and elsewhere to control scale insects澳洲瓢虫。
1.1
- Rodolia cardinalis, family Coccinellidae.拉丁名Rodolia cardinalis,瓢虫科。
词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin Vedalia (former genus name), of unknown origin.