Hippodamia quindecimmaculata

Hippodamia quindecimmaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hippodamia
Species:	H. quindecimmaculata
Binomial name
Hippodamia quindecimmaculata Mulsant, 1850

Hippodamia quindecimmaculata 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 Ontario, Saskatchewan, illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-7 mm. The pronotum has pale spots and the elytron is heavily maculate. ^[4]

References

1. "Hippodamia quindecimmaculata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Hippodamia quindecimmaculata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Hippodamia quindecimmaculata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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.