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Convergent ladybug

Hippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842

Status not recordedbeetles

The convergent ladybug (Hippodamia convergens) is a species in the family Coccinellidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about the convergent ladybug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the convergent ladybug live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the convergent ladybug as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Belgium
  2. France

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the convergent ladybug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the convergent ladybug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCoccinellidae
  6. genusHippodamia
  7. SpeciesHippodamia convergens Guérin-Méneville, 1842

Synonyms Coccinella convergens

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Convergent lady beetleEnglish
  • Convergent ladybirdEnglish
  • CatarinitaSpanish
  • coccinelle convergenteFrench
  • nordamerikamarihøneNorwegian Bokmål
  • czerwonka gromadnaPolish
  • Joaninha convergentePortuguese
  • större växthuspigaSwedish
  • Catarina convergenteSpanish
  • Mariquita ConvergenteSpanish
  • Vaquita convergenteSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the convergent ladybug

Other species in the same genus Hippodamia.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the convergent ladybug an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the convergent ladybug as introduced in 2 countries: Belgium and France, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the convergent ladybug?

The convergent ladybug (Hippodamia convergens) belongs to the family Coccinellidae in the order Coleoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Convergent ladybug (Hippodamia convergens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/convergent-ladybug

MLA

“Convergent ladybug (Hippodamia convergens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/convergent-ladybug.

BibTeX
@misc{convergent_ladybug_2026,
  title = {Convergent ladybug (Hippodamia convergens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/convergent-ladybug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}