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Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Insects
Introduced
Variegated Lady Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Variegated Lady Beetle, Larva
Variegated Lady Beetle, Pupa
4.4 mmLength

Beetle in the family Coccinellidae 4.4 mm long. Introduced to Québec. Lives in fields and in urban areas. Feeds on animal prey.

There are 453 observations of Variegated Lady Beetle in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Capitale-Nationale and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal194
  2. Capitale-Nationale82
  3. Montérégie58
  4. Laurentides27
  5. Estrie24
  6. Outaouais18
  7. Lanaudière12
  8. Laval8
  9. Côte-Nord8
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent6
  11. Mauricie6
  12. Chaudière-Appalaches3
  13. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  14. Nord-du-Québec2
  15. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1
  16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains
Towns and gardensAndre Carrotflower

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumArthropodaClassInsectaOrderColeopteraFamilyCoccinellidaeGenusHippodamia

Similar species

Seven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctata
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Convergent Lady BeetleHippodamia convergens
Eleven-spotted Ladybird BeetleCoccinella undecimpunctata
Thirteen-spotted Lady BeetleHippodamia tredecimpunctata
Glacial Lady BeetleHippodamia glacialis
Parenthesis Lady BeetleHippodamia parenthesis
Nine-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella novemnotata
Spotted Pink Lady BeetleColeomegilla maculata
American Five-spotted Lady BeetleHippodamia quinquesignata
Polished Lady BeetleCycloneda munda
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