Bug FAQBroken-dashed Lady Beetle
Myzia interrupta · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Also called: Broken-dashed Ladybug
Adults are about 6.5 to 8 mm long. They are pale yellow-brown with three light brown spots on the pronotum and light brown stripes on the wing covers. They occur across western North America from Alberta down to Texas and west to British Columbia and California.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The beetle’s body is pale yellow-brown, the pronotum bears three light brown spots, and the elytra usually show light brown longitudinal stripes.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure roughly 6.5 to 8 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America, recorded from Alberta to western Texas and west to British Columbia and California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes North America, spanning from Alberta down to western Texas and westward to British Columbia and California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New Mexico, California, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Montana, Utah.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myzia_interrupta
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