orbus/fraternus complex

Classification · Numbers

Twice-stabbed Ladybird Beetle - Chilocorus

Twice-Stabbed Ladybird for California in June - Chilocorus

Chilocoris orbus/fratenus complex - Chilocorus

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Cucujoidea (Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles)

Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)

Subfamily Chilocorinae

Genus Chilocorus

No Taxon orbus/fraternus complex

Numbers

Three species of Chilocorus in western North America cannot be separated by external features.

C. orbus - probably west coast US, CA to Wash., not reaching Canada. Venter like C. stigma

C. fraternus - probably same distribution as C. orbus. Externally inseparable from C. orbus.

C. tricyclus - probably British Columbia. Externally inseparable from C. orbus. (Separable by range?)

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 August, 2007 - 6:13pm
Additional contributions by Abigail Parker
Last updated 13 September, 2009 - 6:36pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version