Micraspis flavovittata
| Micraspis flavovittata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Subfamily: | Coccinellinae |
| Tribe: | Coccinellini |
| Genus: | Micraspis |
| Species: | M. flavovittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Micraspis flavovittata (Crotch, 1874) | |
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Micraspis flavovittata is a species of ladybird of the genus Micraspis.[1] The species was described by Crotch in 1874.[2] The species was presumed to become extinct until an amateur naturalist[3] found about 40 individuals of the species in the Discovery Bay Coastal Park in western Victoria.[4][5]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.5–5 mm (0.18–0.20 in). The front of the head is yellow and the pronotum is yellow anteriorly, while the remaining part is black. The scutellum is black and the elytra are yellow, with black lateral borders and suture.[6]
References
- ↑ "Micraspis flavovittata (Crotch, 1874)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Micraspis flavovittata (Crotch)". Ladybirds of Australia. CSIRO. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ↑ "Web page of re-discoverer". 5 October 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ Smith, Bridie (14 October 2014). "Extinct ladybird 'back from the dead'". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ↑ Walker, Ken (15 October 2014). "Beetle back from the dead". Museum Victoria. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Ślipiński, A.; Pang, H. (2020). Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini. London: Bloomsbury Wildlife. p. 1-240. ISBN 1472978668. Retrieved August 11, 2026.