Biology:Hippodamia falcigera

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Short description: Species of beetle

Hippodamia falcigera
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species:
H. falcigera
Binomial name
Hippodamia falcigera
Crotch, 1873
Synonyms
  • Hippodamia sinuata albertana Casey, 1924
  • Ceratomegilla cottlei Nunenmacher, 1934

Hippodamia falcigera, the sickle-marked lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Idaho and Wyoming.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-6 mm.[4]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14930476 entry