Hippodamia falcigera

Hippodamia falcigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species:
H. falcigera
Binomial name
Hippodamia falcigera
Crotch, 1873
Synonyms
  • Hippodamia sinuata albertana Casey, 1924
  • Ceratomegilla cottlei Nunenmacher, 1934

Hippodamia falcigera, the sickle-marked lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Idaho and Wyoming.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-6 mm.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hippodamia falcigera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Hippodamia falcigera". 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.