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
TaxonomyBrowse
Info
ImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccidulinae » Azya » Globe-marked Lady Beetle (Azya orbigera)

Species Azya orbigera - Globe-marked Lady Beetle

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · See Also · Print References · Works Cited
Dusky Lady Beetle Larva or something else? - Azya orbigera Azya orbigera Mulsant - Azya orbigera Globe-marked Lady Beetle - Azya orbigera Globe-marked Lady Beetle - Azya orbigera Globe-marked Lady Beetle - Azya orbigera Azya orbigera Mulsant - Azya orbigera Globe-marked Lady Beetle (Azya orbigera) - Azya orbigera Globe-Marked Lady Beetle - Azya orbigera
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 Coccidulinae
Genus Azya
Species orbigera (Globe-marked Lady Beetle)
Explanation of Names
Azya orbigera Mulsant, 1850
orbigera = bearing a globe or orb
Identification

Adults:
Dark metallic blue (preserved specimens may darken to grayish-black)
Pubescent (hairy) except for two large circular areas

Larvae:
Covered with long waxy white tufts
Body color yellow
Range
established in so. FL (1)(Michaud et al.), native to ne Mexico to S. Amer.
See Also
Larvae can be easily mistaken for those of Subfamily Scymninae. The Florida location, extremely long tufts, and yellow body color can narrow it down somewhat, but the best way to ID the larvae is to rear them to adulthood.
Print References
Michaud, J.P., C.W. McCoy, S.H. Futch (2002; reviewed 2008) Lady beetles as biological control agents in citrus. Hortic. Sci. Dept., Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, U. of Florida document HS-873
Woodruff RE, Sailer RI. 1977. Establishment of the genus Azya in the United States. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Entomology Circular 230: 1-2.
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by v belov on 2 December, 2010 - 2:16pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, Abigail Parker
Last updated 29 October, 2014 - 6:56pm

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