Lady Beetle

Scientific name: Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville  
(Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)

Facts: There are many species of lady beetles in Texas. The convergent lady beetle pictured here is one of the most common and easily recognized species. It is called convergent because the white bars on the pronotum converge. Lady beetles are recognized as beneficial insects because both the adults and larvae feed on aphids and other small insects.

Photo credit: Extension Entomology, Texas A&M University

Enlargement photo credit:  Bastiaan (Bart) Drees, Extension Entomology,
Texas A&M University