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Ladybeetles of Hawai‘i
Ash-Grey Ladybeetle
(Olla v. nigrum)
Black Chilocorus
(Chilocorus nigritus)
Eats primarily
psyllids, occasionally
aphids
Host plant: Papaya
Common Spotted Ladybeetle
(Harmonia conformis)
Eats primarily
psyllids,
occasionally aphids
Eats armored
scale, some soft scale
6.0 mm
Metallic Blue Ladybeetle
(Curinus coeruleus)
Three-Striped Ladybeetle
(Brumoides suturalis)
Eats aphids, whitefly,
psyllids, scale, mealybugs, mites
Host plants:
cilantro, cosmos,
crimson clover
Eats scale, aphids,
psyllids, mealybugs,
whitefly
Host plant:
Koa haole
5.5 mm
Variable Ladybeetle
(Coelophora inaequalis)
4.5 mm
Eats aphids,
including
milkweed aphid
Host plant:
Crimson clover
Globe-Marked Ladybeetle
(Azya orbigera)
Variable Ladybeetle
(Coelophora inaequalis)
Twenty-Spotted Ladybeetle
(Psyllobora viginti taedata)
Eats powdery
mildew
Host plants:
zucchini, sunn hemp,
papaya
1.5 mm
Yellow-Shouldered Ladybeetle
(Apolinus lividigaster)
Eats aphids, including
milkweed aphid
Host plants:
buckwheat, cilantro,
cosmos, crimson clover
4.5 mm
Eats aphids,
including
milkweed aphid
Host plants: crown
flower, cosmos
3.0 mm
Minute Two-Spotted Ladybeetle
(Diomus notescens)
4.0 mm
Scymnus sp.
1.5 mm
Eats soft scale, occasionally aphids
and mealybugs
Host plant: A‘ali‘i (Dodonaea viscosa)
Eats aphids, mealybugs, some
caterpillar eggs
Host plants: Buckwheat, marigold,
fennel, cosmos, crimson clover
Eats aphids
Host plants: Buckwheat, fennel,
cosmos, crimson clover
Seven-Spotted Ladybeetle
(Coccinella septempunctata)
Stethorus sp.
Ten-Spotted Ladybeetle
(Bothrocalvia pupillata)
7.5 mm
Eats aphids, thrips, whitefly, psyllids,
leafhoppers, moths, beetles
Host plants: Cilantro, fennel, dill
4.0 mm
1.0 mm
Eats mites
Host plants: tea plants, papaya
Number in small box indicates actual size of adult beetle.
Poster produced by: Jane Tavares, Koon-Hui Wang and Jari Sugano
Acknowledgments: This project is partially funded by CTAHR Hatch Project # HAW09022-H.
Photo Credits: Jane Tavares and Koon-Hui Wang
For more information about these ladybeetles in Hawai‘i, please see Nishida, G.M. 2002.
Hawaiian Terrestrial Arthropod Checklist. 4th edition. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI.
Eats aphids, whitefly, psyllids, thrips
Host plant: Mamaki