Hippodamia quinquesignata, the five-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hippodamia |
| Species: | H. quinquesignata
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippodamia quinquesignata (Kirby, 1837)
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Subspecies edit
These four subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia quinquesignata:
- Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua LeConte, 1852
- H. q. ambigua is usually, but not always, spotless.[4] This subspecies is generally found west of the Sierra Nevada.[5]
- Hippodamia quinquesignata coccinea Casey
- Hippodamia quinquesignata punctulata LeConte, 1852
- Hippodamia quinquesignata quinquesignata (Kirby, 1837)
References edit
- ^ "Hippodamia quinquesignata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Hippodamia quinquesignata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Hippodamia quinquesignata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Shull, A. Franklin (1948). "Natural Hybrids of Subspecies of Hippodamia quinquesignata (Coccinellidae)". Evolution. 2 (1): 10–18. doi:10.2307/2405611. hdl:2027.42/137449. ISSN 0014-3820. JSTOR 2405611.
- ^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780520288744.
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.
External links edit
Media related to Hippodamia quinquesignata at Wikimedia Commons
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