Beetle
Cybocephalus nipponicus
Cybocephalus nipponicus is a minute, rounded beetle often found on shrubs and trees where scale insects are abundant. Adults and larvae are predators of armored scale insects, making this species useful in natural and managed pest control. Its compact, shiny body and hardened wing covers help protect it while it searches bark, leaves, and stems for prey. Despite its tiny size, the adult can fly between host plants when food becomes scarce.
- Type
- Fang
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- ?
- Beetle