Coccinella transversoguttata

Coccinella transversoguttata
Near Lyman, Utah
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Coccinella
Species:
C. transversoguttata
Binomial name
Coccinella transversoguttata
Faldermann, 1835
Synonyms
  • Coccinella ephippiata Zetterstedt, 1838
  • Coccinella trifasciata O. Fabricius, 1780 (preocc.)
  • Coccinella quinquenotata Kirby, 1837 (preocc.)
  • Coccinella transversalis Mulsant, 1850 (preocc.)
  • Coccinella nugatoria Mulsant, 1850
  • Coccinella novemstigma Mulsant, 1850
  • Coccinella geminopunctata Liu, 1962

Coccinella transversoguttata, the transverse ladybird, is a species of ladybird beetle occurring across Europe and North America. It is not to be confused with another species by the same common name, Coccinella transversalis, a widespread species across Australia and Asia.

Subspecies

  • Coccinella transversoguttata transversoguttata
  • Coccinella transversoguttata ephippiata Zetterstedt, 1838 (Greenland)
  • Coccinella transversoguttata richardsoni Brown, 1962 (Labrador to Virginia, west to Alaska and California)[1]

References

  1. ^ 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 August 4, 2025.


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