COCCINELLIDAE
Lady Beetle family
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) |
Family physical features
- Rounded or oval, dome-shaped, nearly flat on bottom
- Antennae short or very short
COCCINELLINAE
subfamily
COCCINELLINI
tribe
Insect and insect egg eaters
Anatis labiculata
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Coccinella septempunctata
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Coleomegilla maculata lengi
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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 Coccinella Species septempunctata (Seven-spotted Lady Beetle) septem (L) = "seven"
punctata (L) = "pointed" Native to Europe
Introduced repeatedly between 1956 and 1971 to control aphids
Became established in 1973 Synthesizes alkaloid with bitter taste, coccinelline, to deter predators; fluid secreted from leg joints Range: Nearctic & Palearctic
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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 Coleomegilla Species maculata (Spotted Lady Beetle) Subspecies lengi (Coleomegilla maculata lengi) Native to North America
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Harmonia axyridis
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Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
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Coccinellinae
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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 Propylea Species quatuordecimpunctata (Fourteen- spotted Lady Beetle) quatourdecim, "fourteen" + punctata, "spotted"
Remarks Repeated introduction attempts prior to the 1960s were unsuccessful. The first established population was accidentally introduced in the 1960s via European ships stopping at ports along the St. Lawrence River (first reported near Quebec City in 1968). During 1987-1993, more than half a million lab-reared individuals were released in 16 western US states to control the Russian Wheat Aphid but follow-up surveys have not detected any established populations.
Males and females can be told apart by the white markings on the head: males have solid white "face," females have a dark spot in the middle. |
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 Psyllobora (Fungus-eating Lady Beetles) Species vigintimaculata (Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle) Twenty-spotted ladybug
psyllo (Gr) = "flea" bora (Gr) = "northern" viginti (L) = 'twenty" maculata (L) = "spotted" Native to North America
Undergoes complete metamorphosis Feeds on fungus (mostly mildew on leaf surfaces) |