Cactus Lady Beetle Chilocorus cacti

Photo: Michiel Oversteegen

Classification

Coccinellidae [family]

Chilocorus [genus] (1)

cacti [species]

Classification

Coccinellidae [family]

Chilocorus [genus] (1)

cacti [species]

Names

English name	Cactus Lady Beetle
Valid name	Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus, 1767)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Arthropoda [phylum] Arthropods
  - Hexapoda [subphylum] Hexapods
    - Insecta [class] Insects
      - Coleoptera [order] Beetles
        
        Polyphaga [suborder] Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles
        
        Cucujoidea [superfamily] Sap, Bark and Fungus Beetles
        
        Coccinellidae [family] Lady Beetles
        
        Chilocorus Leach, 1815 [genus] Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles
        
        Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus, 1767) [species] Cactus Lady Beetle