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Coccidula lepida

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Coccidula lepida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Coccidula
Species:
C. lepida
Binomial name
Coccidula lepida
LeConte, 1852
Synonyms[1]
  • Coccidula occidentalis Horn, 1895
  • Coccidula lepida var. suturalis Weise, 1895

Coccidula lepida, known generally as the snow lady beetle or black arrow 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 Quebec to New Jersey, west to Alaska and Colorado.

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 2.75-3.45 mm. They are yellow, with a black head. The elytron is yellow with black spots.[4]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Coccidula lepida Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Coccidula lepida". 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

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