Myzia subvittata

Myzia subvittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Myzia
Species:	M. subvittata
Binomial name
Myzia subvittata (Mulsant, 1850)
Synonyms
Mysia subvittataMulsant, 1850 Mysia horniiCrotch, 1873 Neomysia oregonaCasey, 1924

Myzia subvittata, the subvittate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is found in North America, ^[2] where it has been recorded from British Columbia and Idaho south to southern California.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7-8 mm. Adults are yellowish brown. The pronotum is dark brown with a yellowish white lateral border and the elytron has dark brown vittae. ^[4]

References

1. "Myzia subvittata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
2. "Myzia subvittata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. "Myzia subvittata Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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 4 August 2025.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr.; M. C. Thomas; P. E. Skelley; J. H. Frank, eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Richard E. White (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. , Vol. 93, No. 1.