Coccinella septempunctata

Coccinella septempunctata
Coccinella septempunctata, larva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Coccinellini
Genus: Coccinella
Subgenus: Coccinella (Coccinella)
Species:
Subspecies: C. s. algerica – C. s. brucki – C. s. septempunctata

Name

Coccinella (Coccinella) septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758

Conservation status

Listed as Least Concern (LC) by IUCN. Widely distributed and common in many habitats.

Distribution

Native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced in North America for biological pest control.

References

Primary references

  • Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 365. Open access Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Ali, A. et al. 2018. *Diversity and abundance of ladybird beetles in Pakistan*. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(4): 2268–2273. PDF
  • IUCN Red List: Coccinella septempunctata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T13957A45212333. [1]()*
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