Hyperaspis uteana
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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: | Hyperaspis |
| Species: | H. uteana
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| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspis uteana Gordon, 1985
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Hyperaspis uteana is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2.40 mm (males) and 2.60 mm (females). The pronotum of the males has a lateral yellow area and there is a yellow vitta on the apical margin. The elytron is black with a large orange spot. The pronotum of the females does not have the anterior yellow vitta and the elytron has an apical yellow spot.
Etymology
The species name refers to the state in which the type series was collected.[1]
References
- ^ 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.