Bug FAQTwo-Spotted Melyrid
Collops bipunctatus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Melyridae
The two-spotted melyrid is about 7 mm long with a dark green head, metallic green-blue to black forewings, and a red-orange pronotum marked with two black spots. Adults have saw-toothed antennae, the abdomen extends beyond the elytra, and they are active in summer, overwintering as adults. They mainly eat other insects such as aphids, caterpillars, insect eggs and spider mites, and they also take pollen as adults.
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How to recognize it
Dark green head, metallic greenish-blue to black forewings, and a red-orange pronotum with two black spots.
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Size
Approximately 7 mm (¼ inch) long.
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Where it lives
Found mainly in North America.
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What it eats
Primarily insectivorous, preying on aphids, caterpillars, insect eggs and spider mites. Adults also consume pollen.
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Life cycle
Active during the summer months and overwinter as adults.
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When you see it
Seen most often in summer; they survive the winter in adult form.
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Where it comes from
Native to North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, California, Nevada, Montana.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do two-spotted melyrids eat?
They mainly hunt other insects like aphids, caterpillars, insect eggs and spider mites, and adults also feed on pollen.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Melyridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collops_bipunctatus
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