bipunctata

Bipunctata is a Latin-derived species epithet used in the scientific names of various organisms. The term means "two-spotted" (bi- meaning two, puncta meaning spots) and is typically applied to describe a distinctive marking. In zoological and botanical nomenclature the epithet must agree in gender with the genus, so bipunctata is the feminine form; bipunctatus and bipunctatum are the masculine and neuter forms, respectively.

Bipunctata is not a taxon or a single lineage. It occurs in many unrelated groups across animals, plants, and fungi, wherever a two-spot characteristic is notable on a body part such as a wing, elytron, petal, seed, or carapace. Because it is descriptive rather than diagnostic of broader relationships, multiple genera may include an epithet that translates to "two-spotted."

Because of the large number of species worldwide, a comprehensive list cannot be provided here; researchers should consult taxonomic databases or the original species descriptions to identify the taxon and the diagnostic traits associated with the two spots. In literature, the context of the genus and the type specimen provides the most reliable information about the meaning and significance of the epithet for that species.

See also: punctatus and other Latin epithets describing markings, and the gender agreement rules in zoological and botanical nomenclature.