Bug FAQTwice-stabbed Lady Beetle
Chilocorus stigma · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
Also called: Twicestabbed Lady Beetle
The twice-stabbed lady beetle is shiny black with a single red spot on each wing cover and a yellow or red abdomen. It lives on trees and other land habitats in the United States, Canada, and introduced to Hawaii, where it eats aphids, scale insects and mealybugs. It usually has two generations a year in the north and overwinters in leaf litter.
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How to recognize it
The beetle is glossy black with one red spot on each elytron and a yellow or red abdomen.
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How to get rid of it
Like other lady beetles, it is vulnerable to insecticides, which can reduce its numbers. To protect its beneficial role, pesticide users are urged to choose natural alternatives.
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Where it lives
It lives in terrestrial and arboreal environments.
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Life cycle
In Canada and the northern United States it typically has two generations per year, with more generations farther south. Adults overwinter in ground litter during cold months.
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Where it comes from
It is native to the United States and Canada and has been introduced to Hawaii.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 48 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Texas, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
Are they a garden pest?
No, they are actually helpful because they eat aphids and other plant-feeding pests.
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Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilocorus_stigma
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