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Hippodamia convergens (convergent lady beetle)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Hippodamia convergens, commonly known as the convergent lady beetle, is one of the most common lady beetles in North America and is found throughout the continent. Aphids form their main diet and they are used for the biological control of these pests.
View Wikipedia Record: Hippodamia convergens

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Carlsbad Caverns National Park II 15448 New Mexico, United States

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Chionaspis furfura (Harris's bark-louse)[1]
Lepidosaphes ulmi (apple oystershell scale)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Baeolophus bicolor (Tufted Titmouse)1
Chilocorus bipustulatus1
Chilocorus kuwanae1
Chilocorus stigma (twicestabbed lady beetle)1
Coccinella novemnotata (9-spotted ladybug)1
Coccinella trifasciata1
Microweisea misella1
Picoides pubescens (Downy Woodpecker)1

Predators

Anaxyrus americanus americanus (Eastern American Toad)[2]

Providers

Shelter 
Lonicera japonica (Chinese honeysuckle)[2]
Verbascum thapsus (great mullein)[2]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Central Florida Zoological Park
Fort Worth Zoological Park

Distribution

Caribbean; Middle America; North America; Oceania; South America;

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by , , ITIS Regional: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009 ♦ 2Study of Northern Virginia Ecology
Protected Areas provided by Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011