Oenopia impustulata

Oenopia impustulata

Oenopia impustulata is a Ladybird beetle (Coccinellidae) native to large parts of Europe, but scarce over its entire range as it is confined to habitats with Downy Birch (Betula pubescens) in boggy wetlands. Historically it has long been taken for an ecological, melanistic variant of its common congener Oenopia conglobata, but today it is recognized as a separate species.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyCoccinellidae
GenusOenopia
SpeciesOenopia impustulata
Photographed in
Netherlands