Hyperaspis octavia
| Hyperaspis octavia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Hyperaspis |
| Species: | H. octavia |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperaspis octavia Casey, 1908 | |
Hyperaspis octavia 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 Mississippi, Quebec and Michigan.[4]
It is about 2.5mm long, oval-shaped, and shiny black with pale red-brown spots. The legs are also a paler brown.[5]
References
- ^ "Hyperaspis octavia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Hyperaspis octavia". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Hyperaspis octavia species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 312. ISBN 9780691133041.
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.