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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Coccinella » narrow black elytral suture (Coccinella narrow black elytral suture) » Nine-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella novemnotata)

Species Coccinella novemnotata - Nine-spotted Lady Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Nine-spotted Lady Beetle - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinella novemnotata? - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinella novemnotata? - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinella novemnotata Herbst - Coccinella novemnotata Ladybug - Coccinella novemnotata Coccinella novemnotata Coccinella novemnotata Coccinella novemnotata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Coccinelloidea
No Taxon (Coccinellid group)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Coccinellinae
Genus Coccinella
No Taxon (narrow black elytral suture)
Species novemnotata (Nine-spotted Lady Beetle)
Other Common Names
"C-9"
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Coccinella novemnotata Herbst
Orig. Comb: Coccinella 9-notata Herbst, 1793
Explanation of Names
novemnotata (L). '9 marked'
Size
4.7-7.0 mm (1)
Identification

Gordon's Figures
Head with broad, pale band between eyes;
anterior pronotal margin entirely pale,
elytral suture narrowly blackish
elytra with or without spots (1)
Range
Current Range - scattered western, upper midwest records, plus Long Island (2)
Historical Range - Formerly ranged across most of the US and southern Canada. (1)
Experienced sudden population decline and disappeared from the Northeast in the 1980's. Almost extirpated in the East (Cornell University).
Season
May-Sept (BG data)
Remarks
In 1985, Gordon wrote, "[t]his species is extremely widespread in North America and is commonly collected." (1)
Now about one new (modern) record is reported to BugGuide annually...
considered by New York State to be a "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN) (3)
See Also
The spotless form of Coccinella novemnotata might easily be confused with the west coast bandless version of C. trifasciata subversa. Please click on the image below for details.


Coccinella californica (Mannerheim)
- range hugs the west coast
Print References
Harmon, J.P., Stephens, E., Losey, J. 2007. The decline of native coccinellids (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in the United States and Canada. Journal of Insect Conservation 11: 85-94. (Abstract)
Herbst, J.F.W. 1793. Natursystem alter bekannten In-und Ausland Insecten. Der Kafer, Band 5., Berlin. 392 pp.
Losey, J.E., J.E. Perlman, and E.R. Hoebeke. 2007. Citizen scientist rediscovers rare nine-spotted lady beetle, Coccinella novemnotata, in eastern North America. Journal of Insect Conservation 11: 415-417.
Stephens, E. and J.E. Losey. 2003. The decline of C-9 – New York State’s Insect. The Xerces Society. Wings: Essays on Invertebrate Conservation. Fall 2003, pp. 8-12. (Full PDF)
Internet References
Cornell University - photo and info
Rediscovery of the nine-spotted ladybug in Arlington, VA - Cornell, October 2006
After 29 years, nine-spotted ladybugs found on Long Island - Cornell, October 2011
Lost Lady Project - Cornell
Species Profile - Xerces Society
UC Integrated Pest Management Program - photo of spotless form
NatureServe
Natursystem alter bekannten In-und Ausland Insecten, Der Kafer, v.5, p.269 - Herbst's original description of the species (in German, with Fraktur lettering)
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.
2.The Lost Ladybug Project (LLP)
3.New York "Species of Greatest Conservation Need" (SGCN)
Contributed by Devin Carroll on 29 September, 2006 - 2:45pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, Dave Almquist, Harsi S. Parker, Abigail Parker
Last updated 26 June, 2018 - 7:24pm

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