Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
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There are about 6000 species of lady beetles in the world. So far, I've found eight in the yard.
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Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
15 Apr 2025
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I've seen many non-native seven-spotted lady beetles in the yard this spring, but this is the first native that I've seen this year.
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
25 Mar 2025
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I've seen several seven-spotted lady beetles in the yard today. No other lady beetle species have seen yet this spring.
Coccinellini
(Black-spotted Lady Beetles)
(Black-spotted Lady Beetles)
27 Jul 2024
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Pupa on goldenrod
Associated Species: Solidago Sp (Goldenrods)
Hippodamia convergens
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
(Convergent Lady Beetle)
26 Jul 2024
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On honey locust leaves
Associated Species: Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust)
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
25 Jul 2024
On garden parsley
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
21 Jul 2024
Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Coccinella trifasciata
(Three-banded Lady Beetle)
(Three-banded Lady Beetle)
20 Jul 2024
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Associated Species: Petroselinum crispum (Garden Parsley)
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
11 Jul 2024
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On a raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
28 Jun 2024
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On Golden Currant
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Coccinellini
(Black-spotted Lady Beetles)
(Black-spotted Lady Beetles)
21 Jun 2024
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On Golden Currant leaf.
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
10 Apr 2023
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On the front door.
Small ~ 5mm
Coccinella septempunctata
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
6 Feb 2023
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Under board in yard.
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
12 Jun 2020
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James Bailey: This is a variant of the "multi-spotted" pattern, I suppose. Usually the spots in this form are not combined.
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Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens), 25 April 2018
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Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles)
Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform Beetles)
Superfamily: Coccinelloidea (Lady, Fungus, Scavenger, and Bark Beetles)
Family: Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
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Subfamily: Coccinellinae
Subfamily: Chilocorinae (Scale-feeding Lady Beetles)