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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles (Chilocorus) » Heather Lady Beetle (Chilocorus bipustulatus)

Species Chilocorus bipustulatus - Heather Lady Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Remarks · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Chilocorinae
Genus Chilocorus (Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles)
Species bipustulatus (Heather Lady Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Chilocorus bipustulatus (Linnaeus 1758)
bipustulatus 'two-blistered'
Size
3.0‒4.5 mm
Identification
Reddish-brown to black with a band of three red spots on each elytron
Range
native to Europe, introduced worldwide to control scale insects. In our area, established in California(1)
Food
Scale insects, soft scales, and whiteflies
Remarks
Cannot survive cold winters, but may be encountered throughout North America during warm weather. This may account for BG sightings from NJ, MD, and even BC ‒ all near major ports.
Works Cited
1.The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico
Robert D. Gordon. 1985. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, Vol. 93, No. 1.
Contributed by Boris Büche on 15 August, 2007 - 6:28am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, v belov, Abigail Parker
Last updated 25 August, 2023 - 3:43am

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