Genus

Hippodamia (Oblong lady beetles)

Hippodamia tredecimpunctata. Photo: (c) Denis Doucet, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Hippodamia is a genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae. It includes the most common native North American “ladybug”, H. convergens, which can form overwintering aggregations numbering in the millions. Another notable member is Hippodamia variegata, which occurs widely over both the North and South Hemispheres.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
        Superfamily: Coccinelloidea (Lady, fungus, scavenger, and bark beetles)
        Family: Coccinellidae (Lady beetles)
        Subfamily: Coccinellinae (Common lady beetles)
        Tribe: Coccinellini (Black-spotted lady beetles)
        Genus: Hippodamia (Oblong lady beetles)
        Species: Hippodamia sinuata (Sinuate lady beetle)
        Species: Hippodamia convergens (Convergent lady beetle)
        Species: Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (13-spotted lady beetle)

Subtaxa

Species: Hippodamia sinuata (Sinuate lady beetle)

Species: Hippodamia convergens (Convergent lady beetle)

Species: Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (13-spotted lady beetle)

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