Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle Propylea quatuordecimpunctataNon-native    Synonyms: Chess-board Lady Beetle, P-14.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Coleoptera   >   Family Coccinellidae   >   Genus Propylea   

Status:

Eurasian species recently introduced to eastern North America and still expanding.

Relationships:

Feeds on aphids.

There are 53 records in the project database.

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A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). Verified by Jeff Brown/BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/1/2017). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2015). Verified by Even Dankowicz/BugGuide. Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/19/2016). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/1/2016). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2021). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2015). Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/19/2016). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (8/27/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/22/2022). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/9/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/23/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/4/2011). Photo by Bill Johnson. (MBP list)

A female Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/12/2006). Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/3/2023). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/23/2014). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/22/2022). (c) wendyjalexander, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Wendy Alexander. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/4/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/31/2022). (c) Katie Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Katie Woods via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/11/2023). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/17/2017). Photo by Pauline Horn. (MBP list)

A Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/16/2014). Photo by Hugh Vandervoort. (MBP list)

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Photo by Anna Letaw. (MBP list)


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