Myzia interrupta
| Myzia interrupta | |
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| Female in Nevada. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Myzia |
| Species: | M. interrupta |
| Binomial name | |
| Myzia interrupta (Casey, 1899) | |
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Myzia interrupta, the broken-dashed ladybeetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta to western Texas, west to British Columbia and California.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.5-8 mm. Adults are pale yellowish brown, the pronotum with three light brown spots and the elytron usually with light brown vittae.
References
- ↑ "Myzia interrupta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Myzia interrupta". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ "Myzia interrupta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ↑ 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
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.
External links
Media related to Myzia interrupta at Wikimedia Commons
