Bug FAQLateral Sigil Lady Beetle
Hyperaspis lateralis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Also called: Lateral Lady Beetle
Adults are tiny, measuring about 2.5 to 3.8 mm long. Males show yellow on the front edge and sides of the pronotum, while females have a black pronotum, and the wing covers vary in colour. It lives across Central America and much of North America, from Montana and British Columbia down to New Mexico, southern California, Texas, Louisiana and Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Male beetles have yellow on the front edge and sides of the pronotum. Female beetles have a black pronotum. The colour pattern on the elytra can vary.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults reach a length of about 2.5 to 3.8 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes Central America and many parts of North America such as Montana, British Columbia, New Mexico, southern California, Texas, Louisiana and Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 15 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Texas, Washington, New Mexico, Oregon, Idaho, Utah.
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
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperaspis_lateralis
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