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  1. The #22spotladybird #Psyllobora #vigintiduopunctata (#Coccinellidae) is distributed in Europe, Asia and North Africa. The animals live on the edges of forests, meadows and often on oak trees. Because these are often psrasitized by powdery #mildew (#Erysiphaceae), which is convenient for the #ladybird as it feeds on mildew. When threatened, the adult beetles play dead (#thanatosis). #biodiversity

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