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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Aphidecta » Larch Lady Beetle (Aphidecta obliterata)

Species Aphidecta obliterata - Larch Lady Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Works Cited
Aphidecta obliterata (L.) - Aphidecta obliterata Ladybird? If not, what? 2 - Aphidecta obliterata
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 Aphidecta
Species obliterata (Larch Lady Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Aphidecta obliterata (Linnaeus 1758)
Size
3.5-5 mm(1)
Range
Palaearctic; released in the US and Canada for biocontrol of Adelges piceae, established in NC(2) and NF(3)
Works Cited
1.Benisch C. (2007-) kerbtier.de – Beetle fauna of Germany
2.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
3.Handbook of biological control: Principles and applications of biological control
T.S. Bellows, T.W. Fisher, L.E. Caltagirone, D.L. Dahlsten, G. Gordh and C.B. Huffaker, eds. 1999. Academic Press. 1046 pp.
Contributed by v belov on 2 December, 2010 - 2:08pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, Abigail Parker
Last updated 25 June, 2017 - 3:05am

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