Oenopia mimica

Oenopia mimica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Oenopia
Species:
O. mimica
Binomial name
Oenopia mimica
Weise, 1902[1]

Oenopia mimica is a species of beetle in the Coccinellidae family.[2][3] It is found in India, Nepal, Myanmar, and Laos.[2][4]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 3–4.3 mm (0.12–0.17 in).[5] Oenopia mimica beetles are subrounded and long in shape with a black pronotum and yellow elytra.[1] Each elytron has two slightly dilated, oblong markings and two black spots.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Weise, Julius (1902). "Coccinelliden aus der Sammlung des Ungarischen National-Museums". Természetrajzi Füzetek. 25: 489–520 [505]. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Oenopia mimica Weise, 1902". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Oenopia mimica". iNaturalist. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Das, Priyanka; Chandra, Kailash; Gupta, Devanshu (20 February 2020). "The Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of Arunachal Pradesh, East Himalaya, India, with new combinations and new country records". Bonn Zoological Bulletin. 69: 27–44 [35]. doi:10.20363/BZB-2020.69.1.027. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  5. ↑ 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.