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INSECTS

Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Hippodamia tredecimpunctata

Insects
Native
Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle, photo 2 of 5
Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle, photo 3 of 5
5.9 mmLength

Beetle in the family Coccinellidae 5.9 mm long. Lives in fields and near water. Feeds on animal prey.

There are 39 observations of Thirteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lanaudière and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 10 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  2. Lanaudière8
  3. Capitale-Nationale3
  4. Nord-du-Québec2
  5. Mauricie2
  6. Laurentides1
  7. Montérégie1
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  10. Estrie1

Habitat

ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc
MarshAlexander Rumpel
Water’s edgepeupleloup

Similar species

Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Convergent Lady BeetleHippodamia convergens
Variegated Lady BeetleHippodamia variegata
Seven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctata
Spotted Pink Lady BeetleColeomegilla maculata
Fourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctata
Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctata
Three-banded Lady BeetleCoccinella trifasciata
Cream-spotted LadybirdCalvia quatuordecimguttata
Parenthesis Lady BeetleHippodamia parenthesis