Azya orbigera

Azya orbigera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Azya
Species:
A. orbigera
Binomial name
Azya orbigera
Mulsant, 1850

Azya orbigera, the globe-marked lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, Oceania, and South America.[1][2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.90-4.25 mm. They have a yellow head and greenish black dorsum. The elytron has a round discal spot.[4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Azya orbigera:

  • Azya orbigera ecuadorica Gordon, 1980
  • Azya orbigera orbigera Mulsant, 1850

References

  1. ^ "Azya orbigera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ^ "Azya orbigera". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.