Axion tripustulatum
| Three-spotted lady beetle | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Axion |
| Species: | A. tripustulatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Axion tripustulatum (De Geer, 1775)
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Axion tripustulatum, the three-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3] It is found in North America,[2] where it has been recorded from New York to Florida, west to Colorado and Texas.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5-7 mm. Adults are black with a pale area at the anterolateral angle of pronotum. The elytron has a red or yellow subhumeral spot and a small sutural area.[4]
References
- ^ "Axion tripustulatum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Axion tripustulatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Axion tripustulatum Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ 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
- 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.
- 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).