Coelophora bissellata

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Coelophora bissellata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Coelophora
Species:
C. bissellata
Binomial name
Coelophora bissellata
Mulsant, 1850
Synonyms
  • Caria gracilicornisWeise, 1902
  • Coelophora orientalisSathe & Bhosale, 2002 (preocc.)

Coelophora bissellata is a species of ladybug native to regions of Asia such as the south east, India and Indonesia. [1] [2] It is one of the better known species of Coelophora in India. [3]

They are around 4.8–5.7 millimeters in length and around 5.3–5.5 millimeters in width. They have a round shape. Head can be either creamy yellow or pale pink in color. The ground colour of elytra can range from carmine red to orange yellow on disk with margins a yellowish brown color. [1]

Reference

  1. 1 2 "Coelophora bissellata Mulsant, 1850". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  2. "Coelophora bissellata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
  3. "Coelophora bissellata Mulsant – Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2025-08-13.