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Hyperaspidius vittigerus

Hyperaspidius vittigerus, the vittate ladybug, is a species of hyperaspidius in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

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Hyperaspidius vittigerus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspidius
Species:
H. vittigerus
Binomial name
Hyperaspidius vittigerus
(LeConte, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Hyperaspis vittigera LeConte, 1852
  • Hyperaspidius vittiger

Hyperaspidius vittigerus, the vittate ladybug, is a species of hyperaspidius in the family Coccinellidae.123 It is found in North America,2 where it has been recorded from Alberta, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.50-2.05 mm. The pronotum of the males is yellow with black spots in the basal area, while the female pronotum is dark brown or black with a yellow lateral margin. The elytron is black with a yellow vitta on the anterior and lateral borders and a discal vitta.4

References

References

  1. "Hyperaspidius vittigerus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "Hyperaspidius vittigerus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. "Hyperaspidius vittigerus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Arnett, R. H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Acorn, John (2007). Ladybugs of Alberta. University of Alberta Press.
  • White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
  • Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1).