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INSECTS

Cream-spotted Ladybird

Calvia quatuordecimguttata

Insects
Native
Cream-spotted Ladybird, photo 1 of 5
Cream-spotted Ladybird, Adult
Cream-spotted Ladybird, Adult
4–5 mmLength

Beetle in the family Coccinellidae 4–5 mm long. Lives in fields and in forests. Feeds on insects.

There are 50 observations of Cream-spotted Ladybird in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Estrie, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue27
  2. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean5
  3. Estrie4
  4. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  5. Outaouais3
  6. Lanaudière2
  7. Capitale-Nationale2
  8. Côte-Nord2
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  10. Laurentides1

Habitat

ForestCephas
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Similar species

Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Spotted Pink Lady BeetleColeomegilla maculata
Twice-stabbed Lady BeetleChilocorus stigma
Fourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctata
Eye-spotted Lady BeetleAnatis mali
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Thirteen-spotted Lady BeetleHippodamia tredecimpunctata