Hippodamia moesta

Hippodamia moesta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hippodamia
Species:	H. moesta
Binomial name
Hippodamia moesta LeConte, 1854

Hippodamia moesta, the sorrowful lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia moesta:

• Hippodamia moesta bowditchi Johnson, 1910
• Hippodamia moesta moesta LeConte, 1854
• Hippodamia moesta politissima Casey, 1899

References

1. "Hippodamia moesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Hippodamia moesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Hippodamia moesta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.