Biology:Hippodamia lunatomaculata
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Hippodamia lunatomaculata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hippodamia |
| Species: | H. lunatomaculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippodamia lunatomaculata Motschulsky, 1845
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Hippodamia lunatomaculata, the crescent 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 British Columbia, Oregon, Washington and California.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.15-5.60 mm. The colour pattern of the pronotum consists of many spots, while the elytron is lightly maculate.[4]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia lunatomaculata:
- Hippodamia lunatomaculata dobzhanskyi Chapin, 1946 (British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, California)
- Hippodamia lunatomaculata lunatomaculata Motschulsky, 1845 (California)
References
- ↑ "Hippodamia lunatomaculata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692554. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Hippodamia lunatomaculata". https://www.gbif.org/species/4989877. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Hippodamia lunatomaculata species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1408217. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (The New York Entomological Society) 93 (1): 1–916. https://ia600502.us.archive.org/2/items/journalofnewyo9311985newy/journalofnewyo9311985newy.pdf. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
Wikidata ☰ Q14930669 entry
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