Coccinella difficilis

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Coccinella difficilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Coccinella
Species:
C. difficilis
Binomial name
Coccinella difficilis
Crotch, 1873
Synonyms
  • Coccinella vandykeiNunenmacher, 1909

Coccinella difficilis is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Colorado, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

Adults reach a length of about 5–6 mm. Adults have a black head with two pale spots. The anterior margin of the pronotum is black and there is a small pale ventral spot, as well as a dorsal spot. [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.