Aphidecta obliterata (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Larch Ladybird)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAphidecta obliterata (Larch Ladybird)
FamilyCOCCINELLIDAE (ladybirds, ladybugs)
SuperfamilyCUCUJOIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Aphidecta obliterata (Larch Ladybird) :
1: Aphidecta obliterata (Larch Ladybird)
19 Jun 2003 OSGR: SU78 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
in half-unfurled bramble leaf
Image 1: Dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 3: Ventral view - magnified

Aphidecta obliterata (Larch Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Aphidecta obliterata (Larch Ladybird)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Aphidecta obliterata (Larch Ladybird)
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