Ashy grey ladybird
The ashy grey ladybird does not look like most ladybirds. It is usually pale grey or tan with small black spots. Some are black with two red spots instead.
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Fun facts
It grows from egg to grown-up beetle in only about 25 days.
A grown-up beetle lives for about 60 days.
People let it loose in Hawaii and other places to eat bugs that harm crops.
It has to share its food with the Asian ladybird, and that has made it rarer in North America.
In 2014 it turned up on the Canary Islands, and in 2020 on Madeira.
Most asked questions about Ashy grey ladybird
?Is the ashy grey ladybird a real ladybird?
Yes. It is a true ladybird, even though it is grey instead of red.
?What does the ashy grey ladybird eat?
Aphids, psyllids and other tiny bugs that suck on plants.
?How big is the ashy grey ladybird?
It is about 4 to 6 mm long.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Olla v-nigrum
- Named by
- Mulsant
- Group
- Ladybirds
- Family
- Coccinellidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Coleoptera > Coccinellidae
- Lives on
- North America, South America, Australia and Oceania
- Also known as
- Ashy gray lady beetle
Where the facts come from
- Olla v-nigrum (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by xpda. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The round sticker of this bug is cut from the same picture.
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