Hippodamia moesta, the sorrowful lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

Hippodamia moesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species:
H. moesta
Binomial name
Hippodamia moesta
LeConte, 1854

Subspecies edit

These three subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia moesta:

  • Hippodamia moesta bowditchi Johnson, 1910
  • Hippodamia moesta moesta LeConte, 1854
  • Hippodamia moesta politissima Casey, 1899

References edit

  1. ^ "Hippodamia moesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Hippodamia moesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading edit

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.