Yellow-and-black-pattern

Guides

• Chionodes aristella

  Chionodes aristella is a gelechiid moth described by Busck in 1903. It is distinguished by striking forewing coloration featuring deep purplish black with two prominent canary-yellow longitudinal streaks. The species has a restricted known distribution in the southwestern United States.

  GelechiidaemothNorth-AmericaArizonaColoradoyellow-and-black-pattern

• Hyperaspis ornatella

  Hyperaspis ornatella is a small lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. Adults measure approximately 2.4–2.6 mm in length. Males have a yellow head and pronotum with a large rectangular black medial area; females have a black head and similar pronotal pattern. The elytra are black with yellow spots. The species name derives from Latin ornamentum, referencing its distinctive color pattern. The species is known from Florida and is part of a genus whose larvae are important biological control agents of scale insects.

  ColeopteraCoccinellidaelady-beetlescale-predatorFloridasexual-dimorphismbiological-controlHyperaspisornatellasmall-beetleyellow-and-black-pattern