Eastern Ten-spotted Ladybug

Natural history and identification

Microcaria pupillata is an aphid-eating ladybird. A recent study describes and illustrates its larva and pupa as well as diagnostic immature-stage characters. Those stages should be matched to the species description rather than represented by the larva of a different ladybird. The study is based on Chinese material and does not supply Kauaʻi breeding dates or prey counts.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Microcaria pupillata

Common names

Eastern Ten-spotted Ladybug

Family

Coccinellidae

Order

Coleoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Eastern Ten-spotted Ladybug (Microcaria pupillata) belongs to Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source