Hippodamia arctica

Hippodamia arctica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species:
H. arctica
Binomial name
Hippodamia arctica
(Schneider, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella arctica Schneider, 1792
  • Coccinella lapponica Thunberg, 1795
  • Coccinella dubia Weber, 1801
  • Coccinella amoena Scott, 1933
  • Hippodamia scalaris Gebler, 1843

Hippodamia arctica is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America[1][2][3] (British Columbia, Labrador, Yukon and Alaska).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4-4.5 mm. Adults are black with yellowish red markings.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hippodamia arctica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Hippodamia arctica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ 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.

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.