Hippodamia quinquesignata

Hippodamia quinquesignata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species:
H. quinquesignata
Binomial name
Hippodamia quinquesignata
(Kirby, 1837)

Hippodamia quinquesignata, the five-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia quinquesignata:

  • Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua LeConte, 1852
    • H. q. ambigua is usually, but not always, spotless.[4] This subspecies is generally found west of the Sierra Nevada.[5]
  • Hippodamia quinquesignata coccinea Casey
  • Hippodamia quinquesignata punctulata LeConte, 1852
  • Hippodamia quinquesignata quinquesignata (Kirby, 1837)
A subspecies of ladybug crawling on a plant stem and a human hand. The ladybug is red, oval, and spotless.
Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua

References

  1. ^ "Hippodamia quinquesignata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Hippodamia quinquesignata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Shull, A. Franklin (1948). "Natural Hybrids of Subspecies of Hippodamia quinquesignata (Coccinellidae)". Evolution. 2 (1): 10–18. doi:10.2307/2405611. hdl:2027.42/137449. ISSN 0014-3820. JSTOR 2405611.
  4. ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780520288744.

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.


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