Coccinella californica

Coccinella californica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Coccinella
Species:	C. californica
Binomial name
	Coccinella californica; Mannerheim, 1843
Synonyms
	Coccinella californica melanocollisJohnson, 1910;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Coccinella californica is a ladybird beetle found in California commonly known as the California lady beetle.^[1]^[2] It has a red elytra that is usually spotless and a mostly black thorax. Its range is the coastal counties north of the Transverse Ranges.^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.10-6.80 mm. Adults have a black head with two pale spots. The anterior margin of the pronotum is black and there is a pale ventral spot and a dorsal spot. The elytron has small scutellar spot and the sutural margin is dark brown.^[4]

References

↑ "Coccinella californica". bugguide.
↑ "Belicek, Joseph. 1976. Coccinellidae of western Canada and Alaska with analyses of the transmontane zoogeographic relationships between the fauna of British Columbia and Alberta (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Quaestiones Entomologicae, vol. 12, no. 4".
↑ Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780520288744.
↑ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

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[1] "Coccinella californica". bugguide.

[2] "Belicek, Joseph. 1976. Coccinellidae of western Canada and Alaska with analyses of the transmontane zoogeographic relationships between the fauna of British Columbia and Alberta (Insecta: Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). Quaestiones Entomologicae, vol. 12, no. 4".

[3] Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780520288744.

[4] Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

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