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SEX - Coleomegilla maculata, pink spotted lady beetle

LIFE - Coccinella septempunctata, seven spotted lady beetle

SUNLIGHT - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, fourteen-spotted lady beetle

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Species Masterpost

A list of the species that have been featured on this blog so far! Work in progress.

A

Adalia - x

Adalia bipunctata - x - 2 spotted

Adalia decempunctata - x - 10 spotted

Anatis - x

Anatis labiculata - x - 15 spotted

Anatis mali - x - eye spotted (american)

Anatis ocellata - x - eyed (european)

Anatis rathvoni - x - flying saucer

Anisosticta

Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata

Aiolocaria

Aiolocaria hexaspilota

Apolinus - x

Apolinus lividigaster - x - yellow shouldered

Azya - x

Azya orbigera - x

B

Brachiacantha - x

Brachiacantha arizonica - x

Brachiacantha ursina - x

Brumoides

Brumoides ohtai

C

Calvia - x

Calvia albida - x

Calvia decemguttata - little arboreal

Calvia muiri

Calvia quatuordecimguttata - cream spotted

Ceratomegilla

Ceratomegilla notata

see also: Hippodamia notata - x

Cheilomenes - x

Cheilomenes bidentata - x

Cheilomenes lunata - x - lunate

Cheilomenes sexmaculata - x - 6 spotted zigzag

Chilocorus

Chilocorus kuwanae - Kuwana's lady beetle

Chilocorus nigritus - Malaysian ladybird beetle

Chilocorus rubidus

Coccinella - common lady beetles - x

Coccinella leonina - orange spotted - x

Coccinella monticola - x - mountain

Coccinella novemnotata - 9 spot - x

Coccinella septempunctata - 7 spot - x

Coccinella transversalis - x - transverse lady

Coccinella trifasciata - x - 3 banded lady

Coccinula - x

Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata - x

Coelophora - x

Coelophora inaequalis - x - seaside

Coleomegilla - x

Coleomegilla maculata - x - pink spotted

Cryptolaemus - x

Cryptolaemus montrouzieri

Curinus - x

Curinus coeruleus - x

Cycloneda - spotless lady beetles - x

Cycloneda emarginata - x

Cycloneda munda - x

Cycloneda polita - x

Cycloneda pulchella - x

Cycloneda sanguinea - spotless lady beetle - x

D

Declivitata - x

Declivitata olivieri - x

E

Epilachnini - x - leaf eating (tribe)

Epilachna - x

Epilachna borealis - x - squash beetle

Epilachna vigintisexpunctata

Exochomus - x

Exochomus quadripustulatus - x - pine ladybird

F

G

H

Halmus - x

Halmus chalybeus - x - steelblue lady beetle

Halyzia

Halyzia sedecimguttata - orange ladybird

Henosepilachna - x

Henosepilachna argus - x

Henosepilachna vigintioctopunctata - x

see also: Epilachnini - x

Harmonia - x

Harmonia axyridis - x

Harmonia conformis - x

Harmonia testudinaria - x

Hippodamia - oblong lady beetles - x

Hippodamia americana - x

Hippodamia apicalis - x

Hippodamia convergens - convergent lady beetle - x

Hippodamia hieroglyphica - x

Hippodamia notata - x

Hippodamia oregonensis - x

Hippodamia parenthesis - x

Hippodamia quinquesignata - 5 spotted lady beetle - x

Hippodamia tredecimpunctata - 13 spotted lady beetle - x

Hippodamia variegata - variegated lady beetle - x

I

Illeis

Illeis galbula

J

K

L

M

Mulsantina - x

Mulsantina picta - x

N

Naemia - x

Naemia seriata - x

Novius - x

Novius bellus

Novius cardinalis - x

Novius circumclusus

Novius fumidus

Novius iceryae

Novius koebelei

Novius virginalis

O

Oenopia - x

Oenopia lyncea - x

P

Papuaepilachna - x

Papuaepilachna guttatopustulata - x

see also: Epilachnini - x

Paranaemia - x

Paranaemia vittigera - x

Propylea

Propylea japonica

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Psyllobora - fungus-eating lady beetles - x

Psyllobora borealis - western fairy ladybird - x

Psyllobora lata - x

Psyllobora nigrovittata - x

Psyllobora picta - x

Psyllobora renifer - kidney spotted - x

Psyllobora roei - x

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata - 22 spot ladybird - x

Psyllobora vigintimaculata - 20 spot ladybird - x

Q

R

S

Scymninae (subfamily)

Scymnini (tribe)

Scymnus - x

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Non ladybugs

All can be found under tag #not a ladybug

Beetles

Coleoptera - x

Chrysomelidae - x

Aspidimorpha miliaris

Leptinotarsa decemlineata

Crioceris duodecimpunctata

Endomychus coccineus

Spiders

Araneae - x

Eresus - x

Eresus sandaliatus

Paraplectana thorntoni

Mammals

Bos taurus

Felis catus

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Fourteen-Spotted Ladybug - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

I caught the briefest of glimpses of this small Ladybug before it flew away. Compared to other, more commonly known (or seen) examples of Ladybugs such as the Asian Ladybug or the Seven-Spotted Ladybug, this one is rarer, so I was happy to find another in the garden. As for why it was on milkweed, it was likely looking for soft-bodied insects or insect eggs to eat. It's a colorful, armored creature with a big appetite from larva to adult. As mentioned in the first post featuring this insect, there's no mistaking this small Ladybird Beetle when it's found in North America since its introduction: black and yellow-to-white colored shell, 14 rectangular spots along the wingcase, orange-colored legs and a white-colored face. Like the previous post, this individual appears to be a male, but with the head tucked in and no direct picture of the face, it's not certain. As a reminder, female Fourteen-Spotted Ladybugs have a black spot in the middle of their face, dividing the white coloration. For the smallest glimpse at this Ladybug's head, zoom in on Picture 1.

If the name "Fourteen-Spotted Ladybug" is too much of a mouthful to say, this insect is known by several other common names. Beyond that, other species of Ladybug can have 14 spots or more, or can be within range of 14 (it may be unproductive to count spot while taking pictures, unless you place in the insect in a suitable container). For a more practical name, this insect has the moniker "Chessboard Ladybug/Ladybird Beetle" given the patterning of its wingcase. Another name this Beetle is known by is "P-14", taken from its scientific name; the specie name specifically refers to "fourteen-spotted". Now P-14 is much less of a mouthful compared to "quatuordecimpunctata". Ironically, although named with 14 in mind, there are many occasions where this Beetle appears as if it has less than 14 spots. For two examples: common specimens have large spots that are fused together (they may still count as 14); darkened variants of P-14 may show only bright yellow spots on the wingcase (generally totaling less than 14).

Pictures were taken on June 11, 2023 with a Google Pixel 4.

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Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, fourteen-spotted lady beetle

Anatis labiculata, fifteen-spotted lady beetle

Coleomegilla maculata, pink spotted lady beetle or twelve-spotted lady beetle

Last one may be Halmus chalybeus, steelblue lady beetle (which is also subfamily Chilocorinae)

Non-binary flag made from ladybugs! (And one lady beetle)

Watercolour, gouache and Procreate

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Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata

Not to be confused with Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, also commonly called the fourteen-spot ladybird!

Fourteen-spot Ladybird, Coccinula quatuordecimpustulata Canon 7D EF 100 2.8 f/4.5 1/200 iso: 240 Milovice, Czech Republic 7/9/2017 #

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Three-banded ladybug, Coccinella trifasciata

Eye-spotted ladybug, Anatis mali

Two-spotted ladybug, Adalia bipunctata

Cardinal ladybug, Novius cardinalis

Pink-spotted ladybug, Coleomegilla maculata

Twenty-spotted ladybug, Psyllobora vigintimaculata

Convergent ladybug, Hippodamia convergens

Thirteen-spotted ladybug, Hippodamia tredecimpunctata

Seven-spotted ladybug, Coccinella septempunctata

Fourteen-spotted ladybug, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

"I feel like drawing some ladybugs," I said. "I'll make a repeating pattern with some vines, that should be nice and simple. Hey, maybe I can draw a couple different types of ladybugs, let me pull up some reference pictures..."

*10 hours later*

... Anyways, did you know that there are around 95 recorded species of ladybug in BC? Well, here's 10 of them :)

(You can also find this one on my redbubble!)