OTHER NAMES: Convergent Lady Beetle
Latin Etymology: Hippodamia ("she who masters horses") convergens ("convergent")
Adult Convergent Ladybug (Hippodamia convergens) at San Jose, California - September 2022
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: 7.8mm / Wingspan: ?
NO UK STATUS/ IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
A common ladybird species of North America, the convergent ladybird is a prolific predator of aphid and are so effective at this that they are harvested to be released as biological control for them. They have a longer and more pointed carapace than most of the familiar species of the UK, as well as a while fringe to their abdomen.
Related Species:
Related Species:
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
Found across the Southern and North-Western States
- CALIFORNIA 2022 TRIP: Seen at San Jose
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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