Anatis rathvoni

Anatis rathvoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Anatis
Species:	A. rathvoni
Binomial name
	Anatis rathvoni; (LeConte, 1852)
Synonyms
	Myzia rathvoni LeConte, 1852;

Anatis rathvoni, commonly known as the Rathvon lady beetle or the flying saucer ladybug, is a species of ladybug in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern Alberta to British Columbia and south to northern California.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5-10.2 mm. Adults are yellow to brownish red with black markings.

Etymology

The species is named for Simon Rathvon, a 19th-century American entomologist.

References

1 2 Hawkes, Jeff (2012-04-23). "Lancaster County should remember its bug baron". LNP. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
↑ 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.

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[lnp-1] 1 2 Hawkes, Jeff (2012-04-23). "Lancaster County should remember its bug baron". LNP. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-09-16.

[2] 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.