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Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777)

Variegated lady beetle; Variegated ladybug

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Hippodamia variegata
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Hippodamia variegata
Hippodamia variegata
Steve Marshall, University of Guelph. All rights reserved.
Hippodamia variegata

Overview
"The tiny (4 or 5mm) H. variagata was introduced from Europe, and has only been common in Ontario since the late 1990's. Now it often abounds on many yarrow and other fall flowers. This species is variable in colour, but the pronotum always has a fine, raised margin along its basal edge."

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Scientific source:
      Integrated Taxonomic Information System

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Acknowledgements
  • Steve Marshall, Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario


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