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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Hippodamia » Oregon Lady Beetle (Hippodamia oregonensis)

Species Hippodamia oregonensis - Oregon Lady Beetle

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Coccinellinae
Genus Hippodamia
Species oregonensis (Oregon Lady Beetle)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1873 by George Robert Crotch as Hippodamia oregonensis
Explanation of Names
oregonensis Latin for "of or from Oregon"
Size
Length 4.0 to 5.0 mm, width 2.70 to 3.60 mm
Identification
"The small size, nearly all black pronotum without convergent pale spots, and heavy elytral maculation usually will allow H. oregonensis to be recognized without dissection." - Gordon, 1985
Range
Alberta and British Columbia south to Oregon; also found in Utah and Colorado.
Internet References
Transactions of the American Entomological Society, v.4, p.367    Crotch's original description of the species.
Contributed by Abigail Parker on 18 June, 2010 - 10:06am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 6 September, 2010 - 8:43pm

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