Propylea luteopustulata

Propylea luteopustulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
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 ]}

References

1. "Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Nepal Himalayas*)" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. Sen A Nr. 565 65 S. Stuttgart, 31. 12. 1997. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
2. "INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : COCCINELLIDAE". Zool. Surv. India Fauna of Uttar Pradesh, State Fauna Series, 22 (Part-2) : 439-443, 2015. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
3. "Host range and diversity of coccinellid (Coleoptera) predators of aphid pests in vegetable crop ecosystems of Kashmir, with new host aphid/plant records". Journal of Entomological Research. 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-13.