Scymnus creperus
| Scymnus creperus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Scymnus |
| Species: | S. creperus |
| Binomial name | |
| Scymnus creperus Mulsant, 1850 | |
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Scymnus creperus is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Pennsylvania to Colorado, south to Texas and Florida. It is also found in Bermuda.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.76-2.68 mm. Adults have a yellowish red head. The pronotum is yellowish red with a small black spot. The elytron is black with a red apex.
Biology
They probably prey on aphid species.[4]
References
- ^ "Scymnus creperus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Scymnus creperus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Scymnus creperus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Gordon, Robert D.; Hilburn, Daniel J. (July 1990). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of Bermuda". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 98 (3). New York Entomological Society: 265–309. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.