{{short description|Species of beetle}} {{Speciesbox | name = Three-spotted lady beetle | image = A. tripustulatum.tif | genus = Axion | species = tripustulatum | authority = (De Geer, 1775) | synonyms = *''Coccinella tripustulata'' <small>De Geer, 1775</small> *''Chilocorus verrucatus'' <small>Melsheimer, 1847</small> *''Axion incompletus'' <small>Nunenmacher, 1911</small> }} '''''Axion tripustulatum''''', the '''three-spotted lady beetle''', is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.<ref name=bugref>{{cite web|title=''Axion tripustulatum'' Species Information|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/83258|website=BugGuide.net|accessdate=2018-02-12}}</ref><ref name=itis>{{cite web|title=''Axion tripustulatum'' Report|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=692521|website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System|accessdate=2018-02-12}}</ref><ref name=eol>{{cite web|title=''Axion tripustulatum'' Overview|url=http://eol.org/pages/1174801/overview|website=Encyclopedia of Life|accessdate=2018-02-12}}</ref> It is found in North America,<ref name=itis /> where it has been recorded from New York to Florida, west to Colorado and Texas.
==Description== Adults reach a length of about 5-7 mm. Adults are black with a pale area at the anterolateral angle of pronotum. The elytron has a red or yellow subhumeral spot and a small sutural area.<ref>{{cite journal|last1 = Gordon|first1 = Robert D.|date = 1985|title = The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico|url = https://ia600502.us.archive.org/2/items/journalofnewyo9311985newy/journalofnewyo9311985newy.pdf|journal = Journal of the New York Entomological Society|volume = 93|issue = 1|publisher = The New York Entomological Society|pages = 1–916|doi = |access-date = August 4, 2025}}</ref>
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==Further reading== {{refbegin}} * {{cite book |editor-last1 = Arnett |editor-first1 = R. H. Jr. |editor-last2 = Thomas |editor-first2 = M. C. |editor-last3 = Skelley |editor-first3 = P. E. |editor-last4 = Frank |editor-first4 = J. H. | date = 21 June 2002 | title = American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea |publisher = CRC Press }} * {{cite book | last1 = Arnett | first1 = Ross H. | date = 30 July 2000 | title = American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico | publisher = CRC Press | isbn = 978-0-8493-0212-1 }} * {{cite book |last1 = White |first1 = Richard E. |date = 1983 |title = Peterson Field Guides: Beetles |publisher = Houghton Mifflin }} * {{cite journal |last1 = Gordon |first1 = Robert D. |date = 1985 |title = The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico |journal = Journal of the New York Entomological Society |volume = 93| issue = 1 }} {{refend}} {{clear}}
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Category:Coccinellidae Category:Beetles described in 1775 Category:Taxa named by Charles De Geer
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