Oenopia billieti
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Oenopia |
| Species: | O. billieti |
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| Oenopia billieti (Mulsant, 1853)[1] | |
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Oenopia billieti is a species of beetle in the Coccinellidae family. It is found in Northern India, Tibet, and Nepal.[1][2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 3–4.15 mm (0.118–0.163 in). They are yellowish testaceous with black markings on the head, pronotum and elytra.[3]
Life history
They have been recorded preying on Adelges species, as well as aphids (including Brachycaudus helichrysi).[3]
References
- 1 2 Canepari, Claudio (1997). "Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Nepal Himalayas". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 565: 54–55. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- ↑ Yu, Gouyue; Montgomery, Michael E.; Yao, Defu (2000). "Lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from Chinese hemlocks infested with the hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae Annand (Homoptera: Adelgidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 54(2): 154-199. doi:10.1649/0010-065x(2000)054[0154:lbccfc]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0010-065X.
- 1 2 Poorani, J. (2023). "An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini". Zootaxa. 5332 (1): 1–307. Retrieved August 17, 2026.