Nephaspis oculata

Nephaspis oculata is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Iowa and New Hampshire, where it acts as a biological control agent of whiteflies.^[1]

Nephaspis oculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Nephaspis
Species:	N. oculata
Binomial name
Nephaspis oculata (Blatchley, 1917)
Synonyms
Scymnus oculatus Blatchley, 1917 Nephaspis oculatus Clitostethus oculatus Nephaspis amnicola Wingo, 1952

Description

Adults reach a length of about 1.19-1.48 mm. They have a yellow body. The elytron is usually piceous to black along base and lateral margin, while the central area is yellowish brown.^[2]