Coccinella trifasciata perplexa
Mulsant, 1850
American Three-banded Lady Beetle
Coccinella trifasciata perplexa is a of three-banded lady beetle in the Coccinellidae. It occurs in North America and has been documented as a for the Perilitus coccinellae in Ontario, where approximately 7% of beetles were parasitized in field studies. The subspecies is part of a broader with distribution across multiple continents.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Coccinella trifasciata perplexa: /kɔksɪˈnɛla trɪˌfæsiˈeɪtə pərˈplɛksa/
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Distribution
North America; specifically documented in the Belleville, Ontario district, Canada. The parent Coccinella trifasciata has broader distribution including Europe, Northern Asia (excluding China), Oceania, and Southern Asia.
Host Associations
- Perilitus coccinellae (Schrank) - Braconid that parasitizes beetles; 7% rate observed in Ontario study of 646 adults in 1959
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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- Note on Parasitism of Two Coccinellids, Coccinella trifasciata perplexa Muls. and Coleomegilla maculata lengi Timb. (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Ontario