Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00689
Steelblue Ladybird
Halmus chalybeus
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About Steelblue Ladybird
Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus) is a member of Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced — biocontrol/adventive.
Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus) is an introduced metallic-blue predatory lady beetle documented directly from the Awaʻawapuhi Trail on Kauaʻi.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: A 2014 specimen series collected six Halmus chalybeus from ʻōhiʻa on the Awaʻawapuhi Trail, Kauaʻi; the same source states the species occurs on the major Hawaiian islands except Niʻihau.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Halmus chalybeus
- Common names
- Steelblue Ladybird
- Family
- Coccinellidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced — biocontrol/adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Steelblue Ladybird (Halmus chalybeus) is a member of Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced — biocontrol/adventive.