Native Lady Beetle Highlight – The Sickle-marked Lady Beetle (Hippodamia falcigera)

The sickle-marked lady beetle is one of our species of lady beetles that bears stripes rather than spots. The elytra are yellow to gold in color and feature three longitudinal stripes – one down the center that tapers near the end, and one on each elytron that makes a small, sickle-like curl near the end. The sickle-marked lady beetle is typically found in wet, marshy habitat where it feeds predominantly on aphids.

Posted on July 19, 2023 04:44 PM by awenninger