Hippodamia variegata

Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata var. novempunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species: H. variegata
Binomial name
Hippodamia variegata
(Goeze, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Adonia variegata (Goeze)
  • Coccinella variegata Goeze, 1777

Hippodamia variegata is a species of black-spotted lady beetles belonging to the family Coccinellidae, subfamily Coccinellinae.

Hippodamia variegata var. costellata

It is present in the whole Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East, in North Africa and in the Oriental region.

Head and pronotum are white-yellowish with a central black spot mask shaped. Elytra are red with a very variable number of black points (from zero up to thirteen).

The adults grow up to 3–6 millimetres (0.12–0.24 in) and can be encountered from March through October. They mainly feed on aphids.

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