Bug FAQExochomus childreni
Exochomus childreni · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Adults are about 2.8 to 3.6 mm long. The head and pronotum are black while the wing covers are yellow-red with a black spot near the tip. It lives in the southern United States, from Florida across to Louisiana and into southern Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The pronotum and head are black; the elytra are yellowish-red with a black subapical spot.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure roughly 2.8 to 3.6 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 8 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What does Exochomus childreni look like?
Its head and pronotum are black, and its wing covers are yellow-red with a black spot near the tip.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is Exochomus childreni found?
It occurs in the southern United States, from Florida through Louisiana to southern Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exochomus_childreni
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