Mulsantina hudsonica
| Mulsantina hudsonica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Mulsantina |
| Species: | M. hudsonica
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| Binomial name | |
| Mulsantina hudsonica (Casey, 1899)
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Mulsantina hudsonica, the Hudsonian lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] It measures 3.5–5 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in length. It has been recorded from various conifers and from willow; it is a predator of the balsam woolly adelgid (Adelges piceae).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Mulsantina hudsonica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Mulsantina hudsonica". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Mulsantina hudsonica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Chapin, Joan B. (1985). "Revision of the genus Mulsantina Weise (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 78 (3): 348–368. doi:10.1093/aesa/78.3.348.
Further reading[edit]
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
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