Propylea luteopustulata

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Propylea luteopustulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Propylea
Species:
P. luteopustulata
Binomial name
Propylea luteopustulata
(Mulsant, 1850)

Propylea luteopustulata, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Nepal, Himalayas, Tibet, Southern China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Vietnam.. [1] [2] [3]

Body length is about 5 to 5.3 mm. Elytral pattern is highly variable. It is found on host plants such as Bidens pilosa , and Galinsoga parviflora .[ citation needed ] It is a predator of many aphid species such as, Aphis craccivora , Aphis gossypii , Aphis rumicis , Brachycaudus helichrysi , Brevicoryne brassicae , Lipaphis pseudobrassicae and Myzus persicae .[ citation needed ]

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References

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