Hippodamia quinquesignata

Hippodamia quinquesignata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Hippodamia
Species:	H. quinquesignata
Binomial name
	Hippodamia quinquesignata; (Kirby, 1837)

Hippodamia quinquesignata, the five-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Hippodamia quinquesignata:

Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua LeConte, 1852
- H. q. ambigua is usually, but not always, spotless.^[4] This subspecies is generally found west of the Sierra Nevada.^[5]
Hippodamia quinquesignata coccinea Casey
Hippodamia quinquesignata punctulata LeConte, 1852
Hippodamia quinquesignata quinquesignata (Kirby, 1837)

^ "Hippodamia quinquesignata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Hippodamia quinquesignata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ "Hippodamia quinquesignata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
^ Shull, A. Franklin (1948). "Natural Hybrids of Subspecies of Hippodamia quinquesignata (Coccinellidae)". Evolution. 2 (1): 10–18. doi:10.2307/2405611. hdl:2027.42/137449. ISSN 0014-3820. JSTOR 2405611.
^ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 248. ISBN 9780520288744.

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