Propylea luteopustulata
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| Propylea luteopustulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Propylea |
| Species: | P. luteopustulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Propylea luteopustulata (Mulsant, 1850) | |
Propylea luteopustulata is a species of lady beetle found in India, Nepal, Himalayas, Tibet, Southern China, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Vietnam..[1][2][3]
Body length is about 5 to 5.3 mm. Elytral pattern is highly variable. It is found on host plants such as Bidens pilosa, and Galinsoga parviflora.[citation needed] It is a predator of many aphid species such as, Aphis craccivora, Aphis gossypii, Aphis rumicis, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Brevicoryne brassicae, Lipaphis pseudobrassicae and Myzus persicae.[citation needed]