Coccinella alta
| Coccinella alta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Coccinella |
| Species: | C. alta |
| Binomial name | |
| Coccinella alta Brown, 1962 | |
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Coccinella alta is a species of beetle of the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Utah, Colorado and California.
Adults reach a length of about 4.80–5.30 mm. Adults have a black head with pale spots. The anterior margin of the pronotum is black and there is a small pale ventral spot, as well as a dorsal spot. The elytron has a blackish sutural margin and two black spots.[1]
References
- ^ 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.