Oenopia signatella
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Oenopia |
| Species: | O. signatella |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenopia signatella (Mulsant, 1866)[1] | |
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Oenopia signatella is a species of beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[2] It is found in Northern India, Myanmar, and Nepal.[1]
Description
Oenopia signatella beetles are 4.3-4.8 mm in length.[3] Its body is oval in shape and slightly convex. The ground color of the head and pronotum are whitish creamy yellow, while the elytra are creamy yellow. The pronotum has seven black spots which roughly form a W-shape.
References
- 1 2 Canepari, Claudio (1997). "Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) from the Nepal Himalayas". Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde. 565: 53. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Oenopia signatella". iNaturalist. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Poorani, J. (18 August 2023). "An illustrated guide to lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) of the Indian Subcontinent. Part 1. Tribe Coccinellini". Zootaxa. 5332 (1): 1–307. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5332.1.1. Retrieved 28 March 2026.