Coccinella quinquepunctata

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Coccinella quinquepunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Coccinella
Species:
C. quinquepunctata
Binomial name
Coccinella quinquepunctata
Linnaeus, 1758

Coccinella quinquepunctata is a species of ladybird beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.[1] Its common names in English include five-spot ladybird.[2] The species overwinters in the pine trees of the Netherlands.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Coccinella quinquepunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  2. ^ "5 Spot Ladybird (Coccinella quinquepunctata)". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ Sloggett, John J.; Zeilstra, Ilja (June 2020). "Geographic variation in the habitat preference of a scarce predatory insect: evolutionary and conservation perspectives". Ecological Entomology. 45 (3): 386–395. doi:10.1111/een.12847.