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Convergent lady beetle - Hippodamia convergens
Identifying natural enemies > beetles > Convergent lady beetle
Adults: Oval. Color varies from light to dark red. Six or fewer black spots on each wing cover. Diagnostic feature on the pronotum is two white dashes angled towards the center forming a “V” pattern. Length 6-7 mm.

Larvae: Dark gray to black. Pairs of orange spots on abdominal segments 1, 4, 6 and 7.

Convergent lady beetle adult Convergent lady beetle larvae
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This information was developed for the publication Identifying Natural Enemies in Field Crops by Mary Gardiner, Christina DiFonzo, Michael Brewer and Takuji Noma, MSU Extension bulletin E2949.
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12/21/06