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Adalia bipunctata, the two-spot ladybird, two-spotted ladybug or two-spotted lady beetle, is a carnivorous [1] beetle of the family Coccinellidae that is found throughout the holarctic region. It is very common in western and central Europe. It is also native to North America but it has heavily declined in many states and provinces.
Chilocorus stigma, commonly known as the twice-stabbed ladybug, is a native resident of the United States and Canada. It also has been introduced to Hawaii. [1] It is shiny black, and there is one red spot on each elytron. The remainder of the body is black as well, but the abdomen is either yellow or red.
The more than 6,000 described species have a global distribution and are found in a variety of habitats. They are oval beetles with a domed back and flat underside. Many of the species have conspicuous aposematic (warning) colours and patterns, such as red with black spots, that warn potential predators that they taste bad.
Asian lady beetles, while they may look similar to ladybugs, are an invasive specie. Asian lady beetles have been finding their ways into the homes of many people across the Midwestern United ...
Adalia decempunctata, the ten-spotted ladybird or ten-spotted lady beetle, is a carnivorous beetle of the family Coccinellidae. The ten-spotted ladybird was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 18th-century work, Systema Naturae , its original name was Coccinella decempunctata . [ 2 ]
Here's what to know about Asian lady beetles and how to get rid of the black and orange insect.
Small red and orange insects with spots have been giving ladybugs a bad rap for the havoc they've been causing. Invasive lady beetles are crawling inside. Here are a few ways to combat them
C. undecimpunctata is a lady beetle with eleven black spots found on its red/orange elytra.Its size can range from around 4.0 to 5.0mm. It may look like this beetle has six spots on each elytron, however the black spot in the center of the elytra, just behind the pronotum, counts as just one.