Exochomus quadripustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Pine Ladybird)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesExochomus quadripustulatus (Pine 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 Exochomus quadripustulatus (Pine Ladybird) :
1: Exochomus quadripustulatus (Pine Ladybird)
18 Apr 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
on Pine
Image 1: Mating pair - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 2: Mating pair - dorso-lateral view - highly enlarged (2)Image 3: Mating pair - lateral view - highly enlarged

Exochomus quadripustulatus (Pine Ladybird) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Exochomus quadripustulatus (Pine Ladybird)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Exochomus quadripustulatus (Pine Ladybird)
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