Biology:Hippodamia moesta

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Short description: Species of beetle

Hippodamia moesta
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species:
H. moesta
Binomial name
Hippodamia moesta
LeConte, 1854

Hippodamia moesta, the sorrowful lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia moesta:

  • Hippodamia moesta bowditchi Johnson, 1910
  • Hippodamia moesta moesta LeConte, 1854
  • Hippodamia moesta politissima Casey, 1899

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14930665 entry