Hyperaspis octavia

Hyperaspis octavia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hyperaspis
Species:	H. octavia
Binomial name
Hyperaspis octavia Casey, 1908

Hyperaspis octavia 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 Mississippi, Quebec and Michigan. ^[4]

It is about 2.5mm long, oval-shaped, and shiny black with pale red-brown spots. The legs are also a paler brown. ^[5]

References

1. "Hyperaspis octavia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Hyperaspis octavia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Hyperaspis octavia 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.
5. Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 312. ISBN   9780691133041.

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.