Hippodamia lunatomaculata

Hippodamia lunatomaculata, the crescent 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, Oregon, Washington and California.

Hippodamia lunatomaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hippodamia
Species:	H. lunatomaculata
Binomial name
Hippodamia lunatomaculata Motschulsky, 1845

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.15-5.60 mm. The colour pattern of the pronotum consists of many spots, while the elytron is lightly maculate.^[4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia lunatomaculata:

• Hippodamia lunatomaculata dobzhanskyi Chapin, 1946 (British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, California)
• Hippodamia lunatomaculata lunatomaculata Motschulsky, 1845 (California)