Habitat
Adults: terrestrial
Immatures: terrestrial

Feeding Habits
Adults: predaceous
Immatures: predaceous

North American
Species: 475

Coleoptera Coccinelidae
Ladybird beetles

Special Characteristics: Coccinellidae are usually rounded or oval in shape and often brightly coloured insects. Many ladybird beetles have spots or bands on the elytra, and they have short antennae. The larvae are elongate and moderately flattened, and they are covered with tubercles or spines.

Comments: This is one of the most beneficial families of beetles because adults and larvae of most species of Coccinellidae feed on pest insects like aphids. A few species are phytophagous and can be major pests of cultivated crops.

Species:
Anatis mali (Say)

Common Name:
Eye-spotted lady beetle

Feeding Habits: Both the adults and larvae feed on aphids.

Distribution:
Widespread in Canada.

Comments:
This is the largest ladybird beetle in North America, up to 10 mm long. It has nine spots on each elytron, and each spot is ringed with yellow, giving it its common name.