Ceratomegilla ulkei
| Ceratomegilla ulkei | |
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| in Katonkaragay District, Kazakhstan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Ceratomegilla |
| Species: | C. ulkei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceratomegilla ulkei Crotch, 1873
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Ceratomegilla ulkei 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] where it has been recorded from Alaska, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Ontario and Yukon.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3.70-4.70 mm. They have a black head with two yellow spots. The pronotum is black with a yellow lateral margin. The elytron is black with pale margins, but this pattern is variable.[4]
References
- ^ "Ceratomegilla ulkei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Ceratomegilla ulkei". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Ceratomegilla ulkei species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ 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.