species: Hippodamia variegata in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Hippodamia variegata


©Gilles San Martin: Hippodamia variegata

©Gilles San Martin: Hippodamia variegata

©Gilles San Martin: Hippodamia variegata

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Coccinellidae
Genus Hippodamia
Species Hippodamia variegata
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Distinguishing features

The head and pronotum are white-yellowish with a central black spot mask shaped. Elytra are red with a very variable number of black points (from zero up to thirteen). (Wikipedia)

Size

  • Up to 0.36 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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Distribution and habitat preferences

It is present in the whole Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone, in the Near East, in North Africa and in the Oriental region. (Wikipedia)

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