Anisosticta bitriangularis

Anisosticta bitriangularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Anisosticta
Species:
A. bitriangularis
Binomial name
Anisosticta bitriangularis
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella bitriangularis Say, 1824
  • Coccinella multiguttata Randall, 1838
  • Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata var. irregularis Weise, 1879

Anisosticta bitriangularis, known generally as the marsh lady beetle or swamp lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America[1][2][3] (Labrador to New Jersey, west to Alaska, California and British Columbia).

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3-4 mm.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Anisosticta bitriangularis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Anisosticta bitriangularis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

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