Hippodamia moesta

Hippodamia moesta, the sorrowful lady beetle, 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 British Columbia, California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Idaho and Montana.

Hippodamia moesta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hippodamia
Species:	H. moesta
Binomial name
Hippodamia moesta LeConte, 1854
Synonyms
Hippodamia bowditchi Johnson, 1910 Hippodamia politissima Casey, 1899

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6-7.5 mm. The pronotum sometimes has pale spots and the elytron is normally black with a pale spot on the margin.^[4]

Subspecies

These three subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia moesta:

• Hippodamia moesta bowditchi Johnson, 1910 (British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana)
• Hippodamia moesta moesta LeConte, 1854 (British Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington)
• Hippodamia moesta politissima Casey, 1899 (California)