Bug FAQCrescent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia lunatomaculata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Adults are about 4.2 to 5.6 mm long.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The pronotum shows many spots while the elytra have a light maculation pattern.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure roughly 4.15 to 5.60 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It has been recorded in British Columbia, Oregon, Washington and California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its North American range includes British Columbia, Oregon, Washington and California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 22 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Indiana, California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Oregon, Wisconsin.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippodamia_lunatomaculata
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.