Species
Coleomegilla maculata (Spotted pink ladybeetle)
Coleomegilla maculata. Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, Austin, TX, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Coleomegilla maculata, commonly known as the spotted lady beetle, pink spotted lady beetle or twelve-spotted lady beetle, is a large coccinellid beetle native to North America. The adults and larvae feed primarily on aphids and the species has been used as a biological control agent. Based on name connotation and to avoid confusion with other species also called “spotted ladybeetle”, spotted pink ladybeetle is probably the most appropriate common name for this species.
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Humboldt Life
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
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Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
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Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
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Superfamily: Coccinelloidea (Lady, fungus, scavenger, and bark beetles)
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Family: Coccinellidae (Lady beetles)
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Subfamily: Coccinellinae (Common lady beetles)
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Tribe: Coccinellini (Black-spotted lady beetles)
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Genus: Coleomegilla
- Species: Coleomegilla maculata (Spotted pink ladybeetle)
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Genus: Coleomegilla
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Tribe: Coccinellini (Black-spotted lady beetles)
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Subfamily: Coccinellinae (Common lady beetles)
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Family: Coccinellidae (Lady beetles)
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Superfamily: Coccinelloidea (Lady, fungus, scavenger, and bark beetles)
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Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
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Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
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Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
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Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
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Class: Insecta (Insects)
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Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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