Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Hippodamia » Variegated Lady Beetle (Hippodamia variegata)
Photo#298790
Variegated Lady Beetle - Hippodamia variegata
Copyright © 2009 Peter Cristofono

Variegated Lady Beetle - Hippodamia variegata
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 4, 2009
Size: ~ 2 - 3 mm

Images of this individual: tag all
Variegated Lady Beetle - Hippodamia variegata Variegated Lady Beetle - Hippodamia variegata
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 4 July, 2009 - 1:13pm
Last updated 4 July, 2009 - 11:56pm

I think this is a...
Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens). Looking through the images of these in BugGuide you will find various marking patterns on the elytra. This the only one I see with 'dots' rather than 'dashes' on the pronotum but that seems plausible to me (a non-expert)...
… Ron M., 4 July, 2009 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ron--
You sent me in the right direction, and after looking at other Hippodamia species, I'm thinking it looks more like a Variegated Lady Beetle. (Hippodamia variegata)
… Peter Cristofono, 4 July, 2009 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact