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INSECTS

Spotted Pink Lady Beetle

Coleomegilla maculata

Insects
Native
Spotted Pink Lady Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Spotted Pink Lady Beetle, Larva
Spotted Pink Lady Beetle, photo 3 of 5
6 mmLength

Beetle in the family Coccinellidae 6 mm long. Lives in fields. Feeds on insects and animal prey.

There are 666 observations of Spotted Pink Lady Beetle in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Montréal and Estrie, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in May and June and become rare from November to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie173
  2. Montréal146
  3. Estrie74
  4. Outaouais58
  5. Capitale-Nationale57
  6. Mauricie42
  7. Centre-du-Québec32
  8. Laurentides31
  9. Lanaudière25
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches21
  11. Laval6
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

Habitat

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Similar species

Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Polished Lady BeetleCycloneda munda
Seven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctata
Cream-spotted LadybirdCalvia quatuordecimguttata
Convergent Lady BeetleHippodamia convergens
Fourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctata
Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctata
Parenthesis Lady BeetleHippodamia parenthesis
Bean Leaf BeetleCerotoma trifurcata
Variegated Lady BeetleHippodamia variegata
Thirteen-spotted Lady BeetleHippodamia tredecimpunctata
Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmus