Biology:Hyperaspidius vittigerus
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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: | Hyperaspidius |
| Species: | H. vittigerus
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| Hyperaspidius vittigerus (LeConte, 1852)
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Hyperaspidius vittigerus, the vittate ladybug, is a species of hyperaspidius in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.50-2.05 mm. The pronotum of the males is yellow with black spots in the basal area, while the female pronotum is dark brown or black with a yellow lateral margin. The elytron is black with a yellow vitta on the anterior and lateral borders and a discal vitta.[4]
References
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius vittigerus Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/165197.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hyperaspidius vittigerus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692397.
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius vittigerus Overview". http://eol.org/pages/1174556/overview.
- ↑ 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
- American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 21 June 2002.
- Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Acorn, John (2007). Ladybugs of Alberta. University of Alberta Press. https://archive.org/details/ladybugsofalbert00acor.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
- Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 93 (1).
Wikidata ☰ Q14930834 entry
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