Hyperaspis undulata, the undulate lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Connecticut, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin.

Hyperaspis undulata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hyperaspis
Species:
H. undulata
Binomial name
Hyperaspis undulata
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Coccinella undulata Say, 1824
  • Hyperaspis maculifera Melsheimer, 1847
  • Hyperaspis elegans Mulsant, 1850
  • Hyperaspis elegans var. guttifera Weise, 1895

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 1.80-2.75 mm. The elytron is black with a lateral vitta.[4]

References

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  1. "Hyperaspis undulata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Hyperaspis undulata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

Further reading

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  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.