Nice Lady Beetle

Coccidula lepida (Coccidula occidentalis)

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Nice Lady Beetle
Scientific Name: 
Coccidula lepida (Coccidula occidentalis)
Synonyms: 
Coccidula occidentalis
Naming References: 
W037
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Beetle
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Coleoptera
Family: 
Coccinellidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

as C. occidentalis: Yellowknife, Tulita, Liard, Smith (A266)
Score: 
A
References: 
A266
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Synonymized with C. occidentalis? Yt: no evidence of C. lepida in Yt or Nt. However; C. occidentalis known from 5 sites in YT and 4 sites in Nt (Belicek 1976)
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks from Dave McCorquodale of University College of Cape Breton (2010) Reviewed ranks by Chandra Venables (2012) under contract for northern beetles assessment with Environment Canada (National General Status Assessment).
Last Updated: 
July 14, 2014

References

Naming

  • McNamara. J. (1991) Family Coccinellidae (Ladybird beetles). Agriculture Canada Pub. 1861/E in Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Bousquet, Y. (Web page verison accessed 3 Jan 2008) http://www.canacoll.org/Coleo/Checklist/checklist.htm - W037 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Belicek, J. (1976) Coccinellidae of Western Canada and Alaska with analyses of the transmontane zoogeographic relationships between the fauna of British Columbia and Alberta (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae).. Quaestiones Entomologicae. 12: 283-409. - A266 Return