Hippodamia lunatomaculata

Hippodamia lunatomaculata, the crescent lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, Oregon, Washington and California.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.15-5.60 mm. The colour pattern of the pronotum consists of many spots, while the elytron is lightly maculate.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia lunatomaculata:

• Hippodamia lunatomaculata dobzhanskyi <small>Chapin, 1946</small> (British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, California)
• Hippodamia lunatomaculata lunatomaculata <small>Motschulsky, 1845</small> (California)

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