by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Transverse Ladybird Scientific Name: Coccinella transversalis Size: Total Length 4-6 mm What does it look like? The Transverse Ladybird adult is red or orange and black. Elytra dome shaped with black elongated patches evenly distributed. Larvae greyish-brown with...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, October 19, 2020
Steelblue Ladybird Scientific Name: Halmus chalybeus Size: Total Length 3-4 mm What does it look like? Adult head, prothorax and elytra shiny dark metallic bluish to greenish, with front of the head and front corners of prothorax yellowish brown in males. Head small...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, November 12, 2020
Fungus-eating Ladybird Adult Nymph Scientific Name: Illeis galbula Size: Total Length 4-5 mm What does it look like? Adults are bright yellow with broad jagged black bands across elytra and black midline. Fungus-eating Ladybird larvae have six legs, first segment of...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Common Spotted Ladybird Scientific Name: Harmonia conformis Size: Total Length 7-10mm What does it look like? The Common Spotted Ladybird adults are bright orange to reddish with around 20 large black spots on elytra and pronotum, some of which may pool together....
