Common name : Twice-stabbed lady beetle
Scientific name : Chilocorus stigma
Family : Coccinellidae
Native to : United States and Canada
Interesting fact : This beetle has a very unique colouration, with a completely black body and only 2 red spots on either side of its body, giving it the name twice-stabbed’.
3.8 to 5 mm in length, this rounded beetle prefers to live in terrestrial and arboreal areas. Its diet is comprised of mealybugs, scales and aphids. This beetle is beneficial to reduce pest from orchards and citrus groves. However, the use of pesticides and insecticides has reduced the population of this beetle in the wild.
