Convergent lady beetle
Millions of these beetles migrate to mountain valleys each year and cluster together in huge dormant groups for up to nine months before flying back down to farmland.
| Where | Farmland, gardens and mountain valleys |
|---|---|
| Size | 4 to 7 mm body length |
| When | February to October |
The Convergent lady beetle is an orange, oval beetle with up to thirteen black spots and two converging white stripes on its black pronotum, the feature that gives the species its name.
Both adults and larvae feed heavily on aphids in crops and gardens, and in the western part of its range the species gathers into large overwintering aggregations in foothills and mountain valleys before dispersing in spring.
Traits
Habitat
Farmland
Colour
Orange, Black, White
Active
Day
To people
Harmless to people; does not bite or sting.
Activity through the year
Often confused with
Similar orange-red coloring, but it has exactly seven black spots and a simple white square on each front corner of its pronotum, rather than the Convergent lady beetle's variable spot count and converging white stripes.
Questions
Is the Convergent lady beetle dangerous to people?
Harmless to people; does not bite or sting.
When can you see the Convergent lady beetle?
The Convergent lady beetle can be seen from February to October, by day.
Plate retouched from a photo by Justin, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist Licence
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