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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Cucujoidea » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Hippodamia » Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)

Species Hippodamia convergens - Convergent Lady Beetle

Classification · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Internet References
Lady Beetle Larva ? - Hippodamia convergens Unknown Lady Bug - Hippodamia convergens Hippodamia variegata ? - Hippodamia convergens Ladybug - Hippodamia convergens Mountaintop ladybug - Hippodamia convergens Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) Larva? - Hippodamia convergens Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens) - Hippodamia convergens Convergent lady at 4,000 feet - Hippodamia convergens
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Cucujoidea
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Coccinellinae
Genus Hippodamia
Species convergens (Convergent Lady Beetle)
Identification
Adults are slightly elongated in shape, from 4-7 mm in length. Prominent black and white pattern behind the head, and black spots on red forewings. They may have a full complement of 13 spots or only a few. The white lines that converge behind the head are common to all individuals.
Range
Common and widespread in North America, thanks in part to commercial sales for biological control. Ranges to South America (Hoffmann and Frodsham 1993, White 1983). - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Life Cycle
They can adjust their life cycle according to the availability of aphids. Resident populations in the eastern United States are active throughout spring and summer if aphids are present.
Internet References
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/predators/hippodamia.html
Larva image at UC IPM
Another Larva image at UC IPM
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 31 October, 2004 - 10:51am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Ted Kropiewnicki, JohnMaxwell22
Last updated 1 April, 2009 - 3:31pm

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