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vedalia

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From Vedalia, the genus in which this species was once classified.

noun 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.
Similar: vedalia beetle, cardinal ladybird

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@misc{vedalia_2026,
  title = {vedalia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vedalia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}