Pullus auritus (Thunberg, 1795)


Morphology Small ladybird with body completely covered with fine hair, head red. Elytra completely black except for a narrow reddish border at the top. Pronotum black in female and bicolorous in male.
Diet Its favorite prey are Phylloxera, aphids which colonize oaks. It can also consume Eucallipterus tiliae, lime-tree aphids and enjoys feasting on Acari.
Habitat It is reported mainly on oaks.