Transverse Lady Beetle

Transverse Lady Beetle (credit: Henri Goulet)
Transverse Lady Beetle
Coccinella transversoguttata
NWT List of Species at Risk: 
No status
NWT SARC Assessment: 
Not assessed
Federal Species at Risk Act list: 
Special Concern
COSEWIC Assessment: 
Special Concern
NWT General Status Rank: 
Secure
Description: 

Transverse Lady Beetle is a small, round beetle that can be distinguished from other lady beetles by its colour pattern. Its wing covers are red to orange with black markings: a ‘transverse’ black band across the front and four elongated black spots toward the back. The head is black with two separate pale spots. The plate behind the head is also black with pale markings on either side.  

Adult length: 5.0 to 7.8 mm (0.20 to 0.31 in).

Report Transverse Lady Beetle sightings to WILDLIFEOBS@gov.nt.ca

Check out the Field Guide to Lady Beetles of the Northwest Territories