Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hyperaspis festiva
Mariquita, Ladybird Beetle
Elytra are black with two irregular yellow spots that may be joined in some specimens.
This species can be found in urban green areas, seasonal evergreen forests mixed with blackberry and supirosa, and deciduous forests.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Coccinellidae
Section
Hyperaspidini
Genus
Hyperaspis
Species
festiva
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 festiva", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25461. Accessed 31 May 2026.