Bug FAQEsteemed Sigil Lady Beetle
Hyperaspis proba · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Also called: Esteemed Lady Beetle
Adult Esteemed Sigil Lady Beetles are tiny, measuring about 2 to 3 mm long. Males have a yellow front edge on the pronotum, while females show a black front edge with yellow sides; both sexes have three yellow or red spots on each elytron. They occur across a broad swath of North America from Maine down to South Carolina and west to South Dakota and western Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Male pronotums have a yellow front margin and yellow sides. Female pronotums have a black front margin and yellow sides. Each elytron bears three yellow or red spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Its life cycle has been documented within the same North American range.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America, spanning the same states as its habitat records.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 21 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Kansas, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Where is the Esteemed Sigil Lady Beetle found?
It lives in North America, from Maine down to South Carolina and west to South Dakota and western Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
How can I tell male and female beetles apart?
Males have a yellow front edge on the pronotum, while females have a black front edge with yellow sides.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperaspis_proba
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