Bug FAQSatellite Lady Beetle
Coccinella difficilis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Adults are about five to six millimetres long.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The head is black with two pale spots. The front edge of the pronotum is black and there are small pale spots on both the ventral and dorsal surfaces.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure roughly five to six millimetres in length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Colorado, California, New Mexico, Montana.
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
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Questions people ask
How can I identify a Satellite Lady Beetle?
Look for a black head with two pale spots and a pronotum that has a black front edge plus small pale spots on the underside and back.
Source: Wikipedia
How big does a Satellite Lady Beetle get?
Adults are about five to six millimetres long.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinella_difficilis
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