Propylea

This article is about the beetle genus. For the ancient architectural structure, see Propylaea.

Propylea is a small genus of lady beetles, including one widespread Old World species that is invasive in North America, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata.^[1][2]

Propylea
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Subfamily:	Coccinellinae
Genus:	Propylea Mulsant, 1846
Synonyms
Propylaea Mulsant, 1846 (misspelling)

Species

• Propylea dissecta Mulsant, 1846
• Propylea japonica (Thunberg, 1781)
• Propylea luteopustulata (Mulsant, 1850)
• Propylea quatuordecimpunctata (Linnéaus, 1758)

Gallery

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  Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
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  P. quatuordecimpunctata, larva