Hippodamia (genus)

Hippodamia (genus)

Taxobox
name = "Hippodamia"


image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Hippodamia convergens"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Coleoptera
superfamilia = Cucujoidea
familia = Coccinellidae
subfamilia = Coccinellinae
tribus = Coccinellini
genus = "Harmonia"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = "Hippodamia convergens" "Hippodamia tredecimpunctata" "Hippodamia variegata"

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"Hippodamia" is a genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae. It includes the most common native North American "ladybug", "Hippodamia convergens", which can form overwintering aggregations numbering in the millions.


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