Hippodamia moesta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hippodamia |
| Species: | H. moesta
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| Binomial name | |
| Hippodamia moesta LeConte, 1854
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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] where it has been recorded from British Columbia, California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Montana.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6-7.5 mm. The pronotum sometimes has pale spots and the elytron is normally black with a pale spot on the margin.[4]
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia moesta:
- Hippodamia moesta bowditchi Johnson, 1910 (British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana)
- Hippodamia moesta moesta LeConte, 1854 (British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington)
- Hippodamia moesta politissima Casey, 1899 (California)
References
- ^ "Hippodamia moesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Hippodamia moesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Hippodamia moesta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ 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.