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Stethorus punctillum

Status not recordedbeetles

Stethorus punctillum is a species in the family Coccinellidae, order Coleoptera.

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Quick facts about Stethorus punctillum

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 Stethorus punctillum live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Stethorus punctillum as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Canada
  2. United States

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 Stethorus punctillum 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 Stethorus punctillum classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderColeoptera
  5. familyCoccinellidae
  6. genusStethorus
  7. SpeciesStethorus punctillum (Weise, 1891)

Synonyms Scymnus punctillum

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Schwarzer KugelmarienkäferGerman
  • punkkipirkkoFinnish
  • Spintetend puntkapoentjeDutch
  • Spintetend lieveheersbeestjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Stethorus punctillum

Other species in the same genus Stethorus.

Dot ladybird

Stethorus pusillus

CoccinellidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is Stethorus punctillum an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists Stethorus punctillum as introduced in 2 countries: Canada and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is Stethorus punctillum?

Stethorus punctillum (Stethorus punctillum) 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). Stethorus punctillum (Stethorus punctillum). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/stethorus-punctillum

MLA

“Stethorus punctillum (Stethorus punctillum).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/stethorus-punctillum.

BibTeX
@misc{stethorus_punctillum_2026,
  title = {Stethorus punctillum (Stethorus punctillum)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stethorus-punctillum},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}