Coccinella alta

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Coccinella alta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Coccinella
Species:
C. alta
Binomial name
Coccinella alta
Brown, 1962
Synonyms
  • Coccinella suturalisCasey, 1899 (preocc.)

Coccinella alta is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Utah, Colorado and California.

Adults reach a length of about 4.80–5.30 mm. Adults have a black head with pale spots. The anterior margin of the pronotum is black and there is a small pale ventral spot, as well as a dorsal spot. The elytron has a blackish sutural margin and two black spots. [1]

References

  1. 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.