Coccidula lepida

Coccidula lepida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Coccidula
Species:	C. lepida
Binomial name
Coccidula lepida LeConte, 1852
Synonyms [1]
Coccidula occidentalis Horn, 1895 Coccidula lepida var. suturalis Weise, 1895

Coccidula lepida, known generally as the snow lady beetle or black arrow lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America ^{[1] [2] [3]} , where it has been recorded from Quebec to New Jersey, west to Alaska and Colorado.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.75-3.45 mm. They are yellow, with a black head. The elytron is yellow with black spots. ^[4]

References

1. "Coccidula lepida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Coccidula lepida". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Coccidula lepida species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.