Hippodamia moesta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Coccinellini
Genus: Hippodamia
Species: Hippodamia moesta
Subspecies: H. m. bowditchi – H. m. moesta – H. m. politissima

Name

Hippodamia moesta LeConte, 1854: 19

• Type locality: Oregon: Prairie Paso
• Lectotype: male ♂, MCZ (designated by Gordon, 1985: 739)

References

Primary references

• LeConte, J.L. 1854. Descriptions of some new Coleoptera from Oregon, collected by Dr. J.G. Cooper of the North Pacific R.R. Expedition, under Gov. J.J. Stevens. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 7(1): 16–20. BHL Reference page. 
• Gordon, R.D. 1985. The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 93(1): 1–916. BHL Reference page.