Biology:Hippodamia moesta
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Short description: Species of beetle
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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. moesta
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| Hippodamia moesta LeConte, 1854
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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] where it has been recorded from British Columbia, California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Montana.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6-7.5 mm. The pronotum sometimes has pale spots and the elytron is normally black with a pale spot on the margin.[4]
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia moesta:
- Hippodamia moesta bowditchi Johnson, 1910 (British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana)
- Hippodamia moesta moesta LeConte, 1854 (British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington)
- Hippodamia moesta politissima Casey, 1899 (California)
References
- ↑ "Hippodamia moesta Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692559. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Hippodamia moesta". https://www.gbif.org/species/4989897. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ "Hippodamia moesta species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/85590. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q14930665 entry
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