Biology:Propylea luteopustulata
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Propylea luteopustulata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Propylea |
| Species: | P. luteopustulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Propylea luteopustulata (Mulsant, 1850)
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Propylea luteopustulata, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Nepal, Himalayas, Tibet, Southern China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Vietnam..[1][2][3]
Body length is about 5 to 5.3 mm. Elytral pattern is highly variable. It is found on host plants such as Bidens pilosa, and Galinsoga parviflora.[citation needed] It is a predator of many aphid species such as, Aphis craccivora, Aphis gossypii, Aphis rumicis, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis pseudobrassicae and Myzus persicae.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Nepal Himalayas*)". https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Stuttgarter-Beitraege-Naturkunde_565_A_0001-0065.pdf.
- ↑ "INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : COCCINELLIDAE". https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282667998.
- ↑ "Host range and diversity of coccinellid (Coleoptera) predators of aphid pests in vegetable crop ecosystems of Kashmir, with new host aphid/plant records". Journal of Entomological Research. 2017. https://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jer&volume=41&issue=2&article=013. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
Wikidata ☰ Q108540259 entry
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