Hyperaspis festiva

Hyperaspis festiva · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae

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Hyperaspis festiva
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Adult Hyperaspis festiva are tiny beetles about 2.0 to 2.7 mm long. They are black with a yellow head, yellow borders on the pronotum, a lateral yellow spot, and yellow-edged elytra that have a triangular discal spot (-). Their range extends from Mexico and the Caribbean islands southward through Argentina and Bolivia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The beetle has a black body and a yellow head. Its pronotum is black with a yellow front edge and a yellow band along the sides. A yellow spot appears on each side of the body. The elytra have yellow borders on the sides and tip, plus a triangular yellow spot in the middle.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults measure about 2.0 to 2.7 mm in length.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Hyperaspis festiva photo 3
Photo: RAP, CC BY

Same family (Coccinellidae)

Asian Lady BeetleAsian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisCan biteSeven-spotted Lady BeetleSeven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctataConvergent Lady BeetleConvergent Lady BeetleHippodamia convergensCan biteFourteen-spotted Lady BeetleFourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctataVariegated Lady BeetleVariegated Lady BeetleHippodamia variegataSpotless Lady BeetleSpotless Lady BeetleCycloneda sanguinea

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperaspis_festiva

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