Bug FAQHeather Ladybird
Chilocorus bipustulatus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Also called: Heather Lady Beetle, Heather Ladybird Beetle, Ladybird beetle
Heather ladybirds are tiny beetles about 3 to 5 mm long as adults and their larvae are around 5 mm. They have shiny brown wing covers with two reddish-orange spots on each side, sometimes forming three spots in a line that merge into two larger stains. These beetles live in fruit gardens, pine forests, stone quarries and similar habitats across most of the Palearctic region, and they feed on aphids and scale insects, often being introduced for biological control.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Mature larvae are about 5 mm (0.20 in) long. Adults grow to 3 to 5 mm (0.12 to 0.20 in) in length.
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Where it lives
In Poland they are found on grasses, low vegetation, bushes, heathlands, under pine bark flakes, on fruit trees, occasionally in leaf litter and moss.
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Life cycle
Adults overwinter.
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Where it comes from
They are native to most of the Palearctic realm, including Europe, North Africa, Asia north of the Himalayas and the northern and central Arabian Peninsula.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, New York, Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, Nevada, Maryland.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: introduced in North America; introduced in Canada; introduced in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do Heather ladybirds eat?
They feed on aphids and scale insects, especially those in the families Coccidae and Diaspididae.
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Where can I find Heather ladybirds?
They live in fruit gardens, pine forests, stone quarries and similar habitats across most of Europe and the Palearctic region.
Source: Wikipedia
How big are Heather ladybirds?
Adults are 3 to 5 mm long and the larvae are about 5 mm long.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilocorus_bipustulatus
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.