Bug FAQExochomus subrotundus
Exochomus subrotundus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Adults are tiny, measuring about 2.7 to 3.4 mm long. They have a black head and pronotum, sometimes showing a yellow corner, and their wing covers are dark with a yellow-orange edge and a basal spot. This beetle is found in North America, recorded from California, Arizona and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The head and pronotum are black, occasionally with a yellow anterolateral angle.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It has been recorded in the U.S. states of California, Arizona and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America, specifically recorded from California, Arizona and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas, Nevada, 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. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exochomus_subrotundus
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