Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hyperaspis esmeraldas
Mariquita, Ladybird Beetle
Elytra are black with two oval orange-yellow spots in the center.
This species can be found in urban green areas, silvopasture, and deciduous forests.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Coccinellidae
Section
Hyperaspidini
Genus
Hyperaspis
Species
esmeraldas
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Cryptogenic
- Peñaherrera-Romero, E. Guerrero-Campoverde, A., Rueda-Rodríguez, M.P., Dávila-Játiva, M., Die-Morejón, D., Domínguez-Trujillo, M., Guerrero-Molina, T.,Vélez-Darquea, E., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F (2024) Ladybird Beetle Diversity in Natural and Human-Modified Habitats in the San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Insects, 15, 725. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090725
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hyperaspis esmeraldas", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25460. Accessed 5 November 2026.