Zenoria purpurea

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Zenoria purpurea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Zenoria
Species:
Z. purpurea
Binomial name
Zenoria purpurea
Gordon, 1972

Zenoria purpurea is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Peru.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3.36 mm. Adults are yellow. The pronotum is black with a yellow lateral and anterior margin and the elytron is dark metallic purple. There are greyish white hairs on the pronotum and elytron. [1]

References

  1. Gordon, Robert D. (1972). "Additional notes on the taxonomy of the genus Zenoria (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 74 (4). Entomological Society of Washington: 433–442. Retrieved August 12, 2025.