Myzia oblongoguttata

Myzia oblongoguttata, commonly known as the striped ladybird, is a species of beetle in family Coccinellidae. It is found in the Palearctic^[2] (Europe, North Africa, Asia Minor, European Russia, Caucasus, Siberia, Russian Far East, Belarus, Ukraine, Transcaucasia, Kazakhstan, Middle Asia, Mongolia, North and South Korea, Japan).^[3][4]

Myzia oblongoguttata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Myzia
Species:	M. oblongoguttata
Binomial name
Myzia oblongoguttata (Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
Coccinella oblongoguttata Linnaeus, 1758 Neomysia nipponica Yuasa, 1963 Mysia oblongoguttata var. abbreviata Walter, 1882 Mysia oblongoguttata var. fleischeri Walter, 1882 Mysia oblongoguttata var. maculata Walter, 1882 Mysia oblongoguttata var. mixta Walter, 1882 Mysia oblongoguttata var. leprieuri Pic, 1895 Coccinella octoguttata Fabricius, 1787 (nec Thunberg, 1781) Coccinella camschatcensis Gmelin, 1790 Coccinella bisignata Fischer von Waldheim, 1842 Mysia vogelii Schaufuss, 1862 Mysia mulsantii Schaufuss, 1862 Mysia lignicolor Mulsant 1866

Biology

Myzia oblongoguttata occurs only in coniferous and mixed forests (Sarmatic mixed forests) and in birch forest, birch taiga and montane birch forest and grasslands and coastal conifer forests. Adults are found on Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Picea obovata, and Betula pendula, most frequently when they are producing pollen. They feed on aphids.^[5] The beetles overwinter under peeled-off bark and in coniferous litter. The adults occur from spring to late summer. The new generation usually emerges in August.^[6] This is a common species.

Subspecies

• Myzia oblongoguttata oblongoguttata
• Myzia oblongoguttata nipponica (Yuasa, 1963) (Japan)