COMMON NAME

White-collared lady beetle

Order

Suborder

Family

Genus

Species

Alias

Coleoptera

Coccinellidae

Hippodamia variegata

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Description

This lady beetle is red with a few dark spots. As its name suggests, it has a small white stripe at the bottom of its head like a “collar”. Very similar to the white-collared lady beetle is the convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens), named for the converging white markings behind the head. On the white-collared lady beetle these markings are straight. Their bodies are very slightly elongated when compared with other lady beetles.

Adult size: 4 mm

Out and about

This species is native to regions in the far northern Hemisphere and Americas but is now much more widespread including South Africa, India and Australia.

Reproduction and Life cycle

To deter

To control

Plants to repel

Plants to attract

Pollen- and nectar-bearing flowers Alfalfa / Alyssum / Angelica / Buckwheat / Calendula / Chives / Coriander / Cosmos / Dandelion / Dill / Fennel / Feverfew / Marigold (lemon gem) / Mustard / Oleander / Queen Anne’s lace / Statice / Tansy / Yarrow (yellow and white) / Yellow nasturtiums (seem to like yellow colours, but not orange)