918 observations
Aiolocaria hexaspilota
Aiolocaria hexaspilota
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Coleoptera ›Family: Coccinellidae ›Genus: Aiolocaria
About
Aiolocaria hexaspilota is a beetle species from the lady beetle family (Coccinellidae); adults can be as large as 13mm long. The species’ scientific name was first given in an 1831 publication by Frederick William Hope. Unaware of its previous identification, Victor Motschulsky was later to call the same species as Aiolocaria mirabilis (in 1860). In most cases of such synonymy, according to the Encyclopedia of Life, “the first name takes priority and is considered to be...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Aiolocaria hexaspilota is Aiolocaria hexaspilota.
- Aiolocaria hexaspilota belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Aiolocaria hexaspilota belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- Aiolocaria hexaspilota belongs to the class Insecta.
- Aiolocaria hexaspilota belongs to the order Coleoptera.
- Aiolocaria hexaspilota belongs to the family Coccinellidae.
- Aiolocaria hexaspilota belongs to the genus Aiolocaria.