#3459 · 🪲 beetles

Convergent Lady Beetle

Hippodamia convergens

🪲 Beetles 📍 in Europe, not in NL

9 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Lapis Mothman · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Kimberlie Sasan · CC BY-ND 4.0
3. © Mason Salem · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Kayla Echols · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Thorny Toad Photography · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. © ca_photo_hobbyist · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
8. © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. © Gustavo Fernando Durán · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

what is it?

Hippodamia convergens , commonly known as the convergent lady beetle , is one of the most common lady beetles in North America and is found throughout the continent. Aphids form their main diet and they are used for the biological control of these pests.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 73,583iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
73,583 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1842 (184 years ago).