Nephus ornatus, the ornate lady beetle, is a species of dusky lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[2]
| Nephus ornatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Nephus |
| Species: | N. ornatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nephus ornatus (LeConte, 1850)
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Subspecies
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nephus ornatus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ a b "Nephus ornatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Nephus ornatus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Nephus ornatus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
- White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.
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