Biology:Scymnus creperus
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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: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. creperus
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| Scymnus creperus Mulsant, 1850
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Scymnus creperus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Pennsylvania to Colorado, south to Texas and Florida. It is also found in Bermuda.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.76-2.68 mm. Adults have a yellowish red head. The pronotum is yellowish red with a small black spot. The elytron is black with a red apex.
Biology
They probably prey on aphid species.[4]
References
- ↑ "Scymnus creperus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692334. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Scymnus creperus". https://www.gbif.org/species/4989993. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Scymnus creperus species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/859147. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ Gordon, Robert D.; Hilburn, Daniel J. (July 1990). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of Bermuda". Journal of the New York Entomological Society (New York Entomological Society) 98 (3): 265-309. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25009841. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
Further reading
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675.
Wikidata ☰ Q14930695 entry
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