Maryland Biodiversity Project - Squash Lady Beetle (Epilachna borealis)

Squash Lady Beetle Epilachna borealis (Fabricius, 1775)

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Coleoptera > Family Coccinellidae > Genus Epilachna Squash Lady Beetle - Epilachna borealis - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/2654

Note seven large spots per elytron and four spots (usually) on pronotum. Compare Mexican Bean Beetle.

There are 6 records in the project database.

Squash Lady Beetles in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/21/2019). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

A Squash Lady Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2014). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Squash Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (10/18/2016). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Kurt Schwarz. (MBP list)

Squash Lady Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/16/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

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