Kinds of Ladybug

Coccinellidae
and other spotted beetles

John Losey
Cornell University

Joe Carley
Ashley MacDonald
John Pickering
University of Georgia

Scientific name -- Other names
Cerambycidae -- Long-horned beetles
   Tetraopes femoratus LeConte, 1847 -- Milkweed borer
Chrysomelidae -- Leaf beetles
   Diabrotica undecimpunctata Mannerheim, 1843 -- Spotted cucumber beetle; Southern corn rootworm
Coccinellidae Latreille, 1807 -- Lady beetles; Ladybird beetles; Ladybugs; Ladybirds
   Adalia bipunctata (Linnaeus, 1758:364) -- Two-spotted lady beetle; Two-spotted ladybug
   Anatis labiculata (Say, 1824:288) -- Fifteen-spotted lady beetle; Fifteen-spotted ladybug
   Anatis lecontei
   Anatis mali (Say, 1825) -- Eye-spotted lady beetle; Eye-spotted ladybug
   Anatis rathvoni (LeConte, 1852)
   Anisosticta bitriangularis (Say, 1824)
   Axion plagiatum (Olivier, 1808:1044)
   Axion tripustulatum (DeGeer, 1775:393)
   Azya orbigera
   Brachiacantha albifrons (Say, 1824)
   Brachiacantha bollii (Crotch, 1873)
   Brachiacantha decempustulata Melsheimer, 1847:179
   Brachiacantha decora Casey, 1899
   Brachiacantha dentipes (Fabricius, 1801:381)
   Brachiacantha felina (Fabricius, 1775:87)
   Brachiacantha flavifrons Mulsant, 1850:531
   Brachiacantha indubitabilis Crotch, 1873:379
   Brachiacantha quadripunctata Melsheimer, 1847:178
   Brachiacantha schwarzi Gordon, 1985:585
   Brachiacantha tau
   Brachiacantha testudo
   Brachiacantha ursina (Fabricius, 1787:61)
   Brachiacantha uteella (Casey, 1908)
   Brumoides suturalis (Fabricius, 1798) -- Three-striped lady beetle; Three-stripped ladybug
   Calvia quatuordecimguttata (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Cream-spotted lady beetle; Cream-spotted ladybug
   Cephaloscymnus zimmermanni (Crotch, 1873:382)
   Chilocorus bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus, 1767)
   Chilocorus circumdatus
   Chilocorus fraternus LeConte, 1860
   Chilocorus hexacyclus Smith, 1959
   Chilocorus kuwanae Silvestri, 1909:126
   Chilocorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1798)
   Chilocorus orbus_fraternus_complex
   Chilocorus stigma (Say, 1835:202) -- Twice-stabbed lady beetle; Twice-stabbed ladybug
   Chilocorus tricyclus Smith, 1959
   Chilocorus tumidus Leng, 1908
   Coccidula lepida
   Coccinella alta Brown, 1962
   Coccinella californica
   Coccinella monticola
   Coccinella novemnotata Herbst, 1793:269 -- Nine-spotted lady beetle; Nine-spotted ladybug
   Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus,1758:365) -- Seven-spotted lady beetle; Seven-spotted ladybug
   Coccinella transversoguttata Faldermann, 1835 -- Transverse lady beetle; Transverse ladybug
   Coccinella trifasciata Linnaeus, 1758 -- Three-banded lady beetle; Three-banded ladybug
   Coelophora inaequalis (Fabricius, 1775) -- Common australian lady beetle; Common australian ladybug
   Coelophora pupillata (Swartz in Schönherr, 1808) -- Ten-spotted lady beetle; Ten-spotted ladybug; Bothrocalvia pupillata
   Coleomegilla maculata (De Geer, 1775) -- Spotted lady beetle; Spotted ladybug
   Cryptolaemus montrouzieri -- Mealybug Lady Beetle; Mealybug Ladybird; Mealybug Destroyer
   Curinus coeruleus (Mulsant, 1850)
   Cycloneda munda (Say, 1835:202) -- Polished lady beetle; Polished ladybug
   Cycloneda polita Casey, 1899
   Cycloneda sanguinea
   Delphastus pusillus (LeConte, 1873:377)
   Didion nanum (LeConte, 1852:141)
   Didion punctatum (Melsheimer, 1847:80)
   Diomus balteatus (LeConte, 1878:399)
   Diomus humilis Gordon, 1976:333
   Diomus terminatus
   Diomus xanthaspis (Mulsant, 1850:952)
   Epilachna borealis (Fabricius, 1775:82) -- Squash beetle
   Epilachna varivestis Mulsant, 1850:815 -- Mexican bean beetle; Epilachna varivestris
   Exochomus aethiops
   Exochomus childreni Mulsant, 1850
   Exochomus marginipennis (LeConte, 1824:173)
   Halmus chalybeus (Boisduval, 1835) -- Steelblue lady beetle; Steelblue ladybug
   Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773:716) -- Multicolored Asian lady beetle; Southern lady beetle
   Harmonia dimidiata
   Hippodamia arctica (Schneider, 1792)
   Hippodamia caseyi
   Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842:321 -- Convergent lady beetle; Convergent ladybug
   Hippodamia glacialis (Fabricius, 1775:80)
   Hippodamia moesta Leconte, 1854
   Hippodamia parenthesis (Say, 1824:93) -- Parenthesis lady beetle; Parenthesis ladybug
   Hippodamia quinquesignata (Kirby, 1837)
   Hippodamia sinuata
   Hippodamia tredecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Thirteen-spotted lady beetle; Thirteen-spotted ladybug
   Hippodamia variegata (Goeze, 1777) -- Variegated lady beetle; Variegated ladybug
   Hippodamia washingtoni Timberlake, 1939
   Hyperaspidius militaris (LeConte, 1852:133)
   Hyperaspidius nubilatus (Casey, 1924:166)
   Hyperaspidius venustulus (Mulsant, 1850:671)
   Hyperaspis bigeminata
   Hyperaspis binotata (Say, 1826:302)
   Hyperaspis connectens (Thunberg)
   Hyperaspis conviva Casey, 1924:163
   Hyperaspis fastidiosa Casey, 1908
   Hyperaspis gemina LeConte, 1880:188
   Hyperaspis gemma Casey (1899)
   Hyperaspis inedita Mulsant, 1850:684
   Hyperaspis inflexa Casey, 1899
   Hyperaspis jocosa (Mulsant, 1850) -- Orthezia lady beetle; Orthezia ladybug
   Hyperaspis octavia Casey, 1908:419
   Hyperaspis paludicola Schwarz, 1878:362
   Hyperaspis pantherina
   Hyperaspis pistillata Watson, 1969:369
   Hyperaspis proba (Say, 1826:303)
   Hyperaspis quadrioculata (Motschulsky, 1845)
   Hyperaspis quadrivittata Leconte, 1852
   Hyperaspis signata Oliver, 1808
   Hyperaspis undulata
   Macronaemia episcopalis
Microweisea
   Microweisea coccidivora (Ashmead, 1880:10)
   Microweisea misella (LeConte, 1878:400)
   Microweisea ovalis (LeConte, 1878:400)
   Mulsantina hudsonica (Casey, 1899)
   Mulsantina picta (Randall, 1838:51)
   Myzia pullata (Say, 1826:301)
   Naemia seriata (Melsheimer, 1847:177)
   Neoharmonia venusta (Melsheimer, 1847:178)
   Nephus flavifrons (Melsheimer, 1847:181)
   Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant, 1866:64)
   Paranaemia vittigera
   Propyleae quatuordecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Fourteen-spotted lady beetle; Fourteen-spotted ladybug; Propylea quatuordecimpunctata Mulsant, 1846; Propylea quatuorodecimpunctata
   Psyllobora borealis
   Psyllobora parvinotata
   Psyllobora renifer
   Psyllobora vigintimaculata (Say, 1824:96) -- Twenty-spotted lady beetle; Twenty-spotted ladybug
   Rhyzobius lophanthae (Blaisdell, 1892:51)
   Rhyzobius ventralis (Erichson, 1842) -- Black lady beetle; Black ladybug
   Rodolia cardinalis (Mulsant, 1850:906) -- Vedalia; Vedalia beetle
   Scymnodes lividigaster (Mulsant, 1853) -- Yellow-shouldered lady beetle; Yellow-shouldered ladybug
   Scymnus americanus Mulsant, 1850:965
   Scymnus apicanus J. Chapin, 1973:1071
   Scymnus brullei Mulsant, 1850:984
   Scymnus caudalis LeConte, 1850:238
   Scymnus cervicalis Mulsant, 1850:984
   Scymnus compar Casey, 1899:148
   Scymnus creperus Mulsant, 1850:985
   Scymnus fraternus LeConte, 1852:138
   Scymnus indianensis Weise, 1929:33
   Scymnus iowensis Casey, 1899:143
   Scymnus loewii Mulsant, 1850:908
   Scymnus paracanus J. Chapin, 1973:1071
   Scymnus rubricaudus Casey, 1899:141
   Scymnus securus J. Chapin, 1973:1072
   Scymnus socer LeConte, 1852:139
   Scymnus tenebrosus Mulsant, 1850:989
   Stethorus punctum (LeConte, 1852:141) -- Spider-mite destroyer
   Stethorus punctum_picipes Casey, 1899 -- Spider-mite destroyer
   Stethorus utilis (Horn, 1895:107)
   Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata
   Zilus horni Gordon, 1985:77
Scarabaeidae -- Scarab beetles
   Pelidnota punctata (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Grapevine beetle

Updated: 2015-09-02 16:23:08

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