Hippodamia

Hippodamia is a genus of ladybirds in the family Coccinellidae. It includes the most common native North American "ladybug", H. convergens, which can form overwintering aggregations numbering in the millions. Another notable member is Hippodamia variegata, which occurs widely over both the North and South Hemispheres. Members of the genus tend to share an elongated body form with red or orange elytra, and a black and white pronotum. Many species, particularly in North America, are highly variable to the extent that they cannot be separated without dissection in many cases. Species Hippodamia americana Crotch, 1873 - American Lady Beetle Hippodamia apicalis Casey, 1899 Hippodamia arctica (Schneider, 1792) Hippodamia caseyi Johnson, 1910 - Casey's Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842 - Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia expurgata Casey, 1908 Hippodamia falcigera Crotch, 1873 Hippodamia glacialis (Fabricius, 1775) - Glacial Lady Beetle Hippodamia koebelei Timberlake, 1942 Hippodamia lunatomaculata Motschulsky, 1845 Hippodamia moesta LeConte, 1854 - Sorrowful Lady Beetle Hippodamia notata (Laicharting, 1781) Hippodamia oregonensis Crotch, 1873 Hippodamia parenthesis (Say, 1824) - Parenthesis Lady Beetle Hippodamia quindecimmaculata Mulsant, 1850 - Barred Lady Beetle Hippodamia quinquesignata (Kirby, 1837) - Five-spotted Lady Beetle Hippodamia septemmaculata (DeGeer, 1775) Hippodamia sinuata Mulsant, 1850 Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) - Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777) Hippodamia washingtoni Timberlake, 1939 - Washington's Lady Beetle