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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles (Cucujoidea) » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Coccinella » Nine-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella novemnotata)

Species Coccinella novemnotata - Nine-spotted Lady Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Size · Range · See Also · Internet References
Nine-spotted Lady Beetle? - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinella novemnotata, spotless form, from San Joaquin Valley - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinellidae 01b - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinellid - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinellid - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinellid - Coccinella novemnotata Nine-spotted Ladybeetle (spotless form) in California - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinellidae - Coccinella novemnotata
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 Coccinellinae
Genus Coccinella
Species novemnotata (Nine-spotted Lady Beetle)
Other Common Names
"C-9"
Size
5-7 mm
Range
Formerly ranged across United States and southern Canada. Experienced sudden population decline and disappeared from the Northeast in the 1980's. Almost extirpated in the East (Cornell University).
See Also
The spotless form of C. novemnotata might easily be confused with the west coast bandless version of C. trifasciata subversa. Please click on the image below for details.
Internet References
Cornell University
Contributed by Devin Carroll on 29 September, 2006 - 2:45pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Harsi S. Parker, Abigail Parker
Last updated 12 September, 2009 - 7:36am

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