Coccinella trifasciata
Linnaeus, 1758
three-banded lady beetle, three-banded ladybug
Species Guides
2- Coccinella trifasciata perplexa(American Three-banded Lady Beetle)
- Coccinella trifasciata subversa(Pacific Three-banded Lady Beetle)
Coccinella trifasciata, the three-banded lady , is a widely distributed in the Coccinellidae. It occurs across North America, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Oceania, and Southern Asia. The species includes three recognized , with C. t. perplexa found from Labrador to New Jersey and west to Alaska and California, and C. t. subversa ranging from British Columbia to California. of the subspecies C. t. perplexa have been documented as for the Perilitus coccinellae in Ontario, Canada.



Pronunciation
How to pronounce Coccinella trifasciata: /kɔk.sɪˈnɛl.lə traɪ.fæs.iˈeɪ.tə/
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Distribution
North America, Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Oceania, and Southern Asia. In North America, the C. t. perplexa occurs from Labrador to New Jersey, west to Alaska and California; C. t. subversa occurs from British Columbia to California.
Host Associations
- Perilitus coccinellae - Braconid documented parasitizing of C. t. perplexa in Ontario, Canada; rate approximately 7% in 1959 study
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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