Hippodamia moesta

Hippodamia moesta, the sorrowful 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, California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Montana.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6-7.5 mm. The pronotum sometimes has pale spots and the elytron is normally black with a pale spot on the margin.

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia moesta:

• Hippodamia moesta bowditchi <small>Johnson, 1910</small> (British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana)
• Hippodamia moesta moesta <small>LeConte, 1854</small> (British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Hippodamia moesta politissima <small>Casey, 1899</small> (California)

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