Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle

A beneficial insect that feeds on aphids. They are very susceptible to insecticides, the use of which have diminished their populations in the wild.

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Ferdy Christant

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It never ceases to amaze me how many ladybird beetle species there are, nice find! Posted 2 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks! They are incredible. I think there's something like 5,000 species of ladybugs worldwide. Posted 2 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Oh wow, I had never looked that up. Mind blown! Posted 2 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Beetle diversity is insane. About 25% of ALL animals are beetles! Posted 2 years ago

The Twice-stabbed lady beetle

''Chilocorus stigma'', commonly known as the twice-stabbed lady beetle, is a native resident of the United States and Canada but does not live west of the Sierra Nevada. The two-stabbed lady beetle ''Chilocorus orbus'' is found widespread in California. It also lives in Oceania and has been introduced to Hawaii. It is shiny black in color, and there is one red spot on each elytron. The remainder of the body is black as well, but the abdomen is either yellow or red in color.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Christine Young