Coccinella septempunctata

Coccinella septempunctata

Coccinella septempunctata, larva

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Coccinelloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Superfamilia: Coccinelloidea

Familia: Coccinellidae
Subfamilia: Coccinellinae
Tribus: Coccinellini
Genus: Coccinella
Subgenus: Coccinella (Coccinella)
Species: Coccinella septempunctata
Subspecies: C. s. algerica – C. s. brucki – C. s. septempunctata

Name

Coccinella (Coccinella) septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758

Conservation status

Listed as Least Concern (LC) by IUCN. Widely distributed and common in many habitats.

Distribution

Native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. Introduced in North America for biological pest control.

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 365. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ali, A. et al. 2018. *Diversity and abundance of ladybird beetles in Pakistan*. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(4): 2268–2273. PDF
• IUCN Red List: Coccinella septempunctata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T13957A45212333. [1]()*