Bug FAQEight-spotted Lady Beetle
Hyperaspis octonotata · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Adults are about 2.3 to 3.5 mm long. Each wing cover has four distinct spots. It lives in the western United States down to southern Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Each wing cover has four distinct spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults are about 2.3 to 3.5 mm long.
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Where it comes from
It lives in the western United States down to southern Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, California, Texas, New Mexico, Oregon, Pennsylvania.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Questions people ask
Where is Hyperaspis octonotata found?
It occurs in the western United States down to southern Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
How can I tell this beetle apart from similar ones?
Its wing covers have four clear spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperaspis_octonotata
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