Oenopia quadripunctata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Oenopia |
| Species: | O. quadripunctata |
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| Oenopia quadripunctata | |
Oenopia quadripunctata is a species of beetle in the Coccinellidae family.[2][3][4] It is found in India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Oenopia quadripunctata has a short, moderately convex, oval-shaped body.[1] Its head, pronotum, and elytra are black. Its pronotum has quadrangular flavous areas on either side. Each elytron bears one premedian and postmedian yellow spot and yellow lateral margins. Oenopia quadripunctata beetles are approximately 3–3.5 mm (0.12–0.14 in) in length.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Kapur, A. P. (1963). "The Coccinellidae of the third Mount Everest Expedition,1924 (Coleoptera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 14: 3–48 [27]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.8780. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Oenopia quadripunctata Kapur, 1963". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
- 1 2 Das, Priyanka; Chandra, Kailash; Gupta, Devanshu (20 February 2020). "The Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Arunachal Pradesh, East Himalaya, India with new combinations and new country records". Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 69: 27–44 [35]. doi:10.20363/BZB-2020.69.1.027. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Oenopia quadripunctata". iNaturalist. Retrieved 27 March 2026.