Biology:Hyperaspidius wolcotti
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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. wolcotti
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| Hyperaspidius wolcotti (Nunenmacher, 1911)
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Hyperaspidius wolcotti, or Wolcott's 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 Indiana, Iowa and Kansas.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2-2.60 mm. The pronotum of the males is yellow with black spots in the basal area, while the female pronotum is black with a yellow lateral margin. The elytron is black with a yellow vitta on the lateral margin and an incomplete discal vitta.[4]
References
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius wolcotti Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692393. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius wolcotti". https://www.gbif.org/species/1043681. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Hyperaspidius wolcotti species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/159804. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q14930839 entry
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