Bug FAQOregon Lady Beetle
Hippodamia oregonensis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Adults are about 4-5 mm long. The pronotum is black with yellow borders on the sides and tip, and the wing covers have black spots.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The elytra bear black spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range is North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming, California.
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
What does the Oregon lady beetle look like?
It has a black pronotum with yellow borders on the sides and tip, and its wing covers show black spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippodamia_oregonensis
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