Streaked Lady Beetle © rjmace (iNaturalist)
Streaked Lady Beetle © Sara Simpkins
Streaked Lady Beetle © Reiner Jakubowski
The Streaked Lady Beetle is native to North America. Its wing covers are reddish brown with black streaked markings. It is mostly active from May to August. This species is fairly uncommon.
Status
Native
The Streaked Lady Beetle has not received a ranked status in the United States. It is listed as Vulnerable in Alberta, Manitoba, Labrador, and Nova Scotia; and listed as Apparently Secure in Saskatchewan and Ontario.
Last Seen
2021
Fun Fact
In Arkansas, this species is often found on Catalpa nectaries and persimmon flowers.
Identification
Streaked Lady Beetles are 6.5 to 8.0 mm in length. Streaked Lady Beetles are highly variable in appearance.
- Head: Black, either with a white patch in between the eyes or with a few white spots between the eyes.
- Pronotum: Dark brown to black, with a thick pale to white margin on either side, usually wrapping around the front of the pronotum. The dark brown to black center of the pronotum is trapezoidal in shape and may extend completely from one side of the pronotum to the other. There is a dark, comma-shaped spot on either side of the central dark patch, which may be connected to the central patch or occur as separate spots.
- Elytra: Yellowish-brown, brown, orange, or red. Elytra can be entirely without dark markings, or can have dark brown to black markings (very streaky in appearance) running down the elytra, parallel to the sides of the beetle. Streaked Lady Beetles may also have a few dark spots. The elytra and elytral markings are very streaky, per this lady beetle’s common name.
- Legs: Orangish-brown.
- Often confused with: Hudsonian Ladybird, Polished Lady Beetle, Asian Lady Beetle.
Habitat
Conifers. Appears to prefer solitary trees.
General Range
North to Newfoundland, west to Alberta, south to Texas and east to the coast.
Food
Aphids.
Life History
Encountered most frequently from May until August, with a peak in July. Little information is available on the Streaked Lady Beetle.
More Information
You can find more information about Streaked Lady Beetles using the following links:
Vermont Distribution
Visit the iNaturalist Observation Map and Occurrence Records to find out where Streaked Lady Beetles have been seen in Vermont.
