Biology:Hyperaspis inflexa

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Hyperaspis inflexa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. inflexa
Binomial name
Hyperaspis inflexa
Casey, 1899
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis serena Casey, 1908

Hyperaspis inflexa, known generally as the curved lady beetle or curved ladybug, 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 Alberta, British Columbia, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.80-2.85 mm. The lateral area and anterior border of the pronotum of the males is yellow. The colour pattern of the elytron is variable, but most common pattern is black with a lateral vitta.[4]

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14930564 entry