Propylea luteopustulata (original) (raw)
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Species of beetle
| Propylea luteopustulata | |
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Scientific classification  |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Propylea |
| Species: | P. luteopustulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Propylea luteopustulata(Mulsant, 1850) |
Propylea luteopustulata, is a species of lady beetle found in India, Nepal, Himalayas, Tibet, Southern China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Vietnam..[1][2][3]
Body length is about 5 to 5.3 mm. Elytral pattern is highly variable. It is found on host plants such as Bidens pilosa, and Galinsoga parviflora.[_citation needed_] It is a predator of many aphid species such as, Aphis craccivora, Aphis gossypii, Aphis rumicis, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis pseudobrassicae and Myzus persicae.[_citation needed_]
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- ^ "INSECTA : COLEOPTERA : COCCINELLIDAE". Zool. Surv. India Fauna of Uttar Pradesh, State Fauna Series, 22 (Part-2) : 439-443, 2015. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Host range and diversity of coccinellid (Coleoptera) predators of aphid pests in vegetable crop ecosystems of Kashmir, with new host aphid/plant records". Journal of Entomological Research. 2017. Retrieved 2021-09-13.