Bug FAQLeConte's Giant Lady Beetle
Anatis lecontei · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Also called: Giant Lady Beetle
Adults are about 8 to 10 mm long. They are yellow to brownish-red and often have two spots on the base of the pronotum. The beetle occurs in North America from southern Alberta and British Columbia down to New Mexico and California.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
They are yellow to brownish-red and usually show two basal spots on the pronotum.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure roughly 7.8 to 10.5 mm in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
They are found across western North America, from southern Alberta and British Columbia south to New Mexico and California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
This species is native to North America, recorded from southern Alberta to New Mexico and west to British Columbia and California.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where does LeConte's Giant Lady Beetle live?
It occurs in western North America, from southern Alberta and British Columbia down to New Mexico and California.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatis_lecontei
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