Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states
iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.
US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.
Season shown in 3 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio
No result yet (1)
Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
Recorded, season not shown (31)
Season shown (3)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Asian Lady Beetle by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Allen County
23 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashland County
21 · Recorded, season not shown
Ashtabula County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens County
145 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Belmont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Butler County
344 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Champaign County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Clark County
29 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County
70 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County
353 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Defiance County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County
123 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County
54 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County
61 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County
612 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Gallia County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County
50 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County
107 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County
332 · Season shown
Hancock County
49 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Henry County
No qualifying records yet
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County
50 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Huron County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jackson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Knox County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lake County
90 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Licking County
72 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County
108 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County
212 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County
41 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Medina County
121 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Miami County
36 · Recorded, season not shown
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County
131 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Noble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa County
41 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Perry County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Pike County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Portage County
95 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Putnam County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Richland County
32 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Shelby County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Stark County
106 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County
237 · Season shown
Trumbull County
27 · Recorded, season not shown
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Vinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Warren County
69 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County
45 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Wood County
84 · Season shown
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.
Season
When it is recorded
In Hamilton County
Late April to mid-November, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1
Middle week · Jul 26 – Aug 1
This week · Nov 8–14
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Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 in all
Records per week from 332 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.
Recorded on 241 dates. Latest record: December 2025.
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Records of Asian Lady Beetle in Hamilton County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Asian Lady Beetle
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
0
0
392
Jan 11–17
0
0
344
Jan 18–24
1
1
312
Jan 25–31
0
0
206
Feb 1–7
0
0
357
Feb 8–14
0
0
383
Feb 15–21
0
0
366
Feb 22–28
0
0
391
Mar 1–7
0
0
551
Mar 8–14
2
2
523
Mar 15–21
0
0
750
Mar 22–28
2
1
1,012
Mar 29 – Apr 4
4
3
1,535
Apr 5–11
2
2
1,960
Apr 12–18
2
2
2,492
Apr 19–25
2
2
2,403
Apr 26 – May 2
3
3
3,783
May 3–9
15
5
3,307
May 10–16
9
3
2,059
May 17–23
15
5
2,153
May 24–30
12
4
2,390
May 31 – Jun 6
17
7
2,648
Jun 7–13
24
6
2,715
Jun 14–20
11
5
2,695
Jun 21–27
9
5
2,714
Jun 28 – Jul 4
13
4
3,220
Jul 5–11
10
5
2,980
Jul 12–18
8
3
3,031
Jul 19–25
4
4
2,961
Jul 26 – Aug 1
4
4
2,795
Aug 2–8
4
4
2,884
Aug 9–15
10
6
2,696
Aug 16–22
11
5
2,535
Aug 23–29
6
4
2,536
Aug 30 – Sep 5
13
5
2,606
Sep 6–12
14
7
2,980
Sep 13–19
8
6
2,959
Sep 20–26
2
2
2,313
Sep 27 – Oct 3
6
4
2,122
Oct 4–10
15
4
1,828
Oct 11–17
9
3
1,793
Oct 18–24
9
3
1,338
Oct 25–31
8
2
1,023
Nov 1–7
11
4
676
Nov 8–14
18
5
593
Nov 15–21
5
3
384
Nov 22–28
7
3
496
Nov 29 – Dec 5
4
3
356
Dec 6–12
1
1
478
Dec 13–19
1
1
285
Dec 20–26
1
1
322
Dec 27 – Jan 2
0
0
388
Reported as an adult
No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.
Reported as a larva
Usually reported as a larva mid-May to late October, middle week Jun 14–20.
From 32 records that are marked as larvae. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a larva, not when larvae are about.
In Ohio
Mid-March to mid-July, middle week early June, and again early August to late November, middle week late September
Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.
This week · Nov 8–14
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 5,823 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of Asian Lady Beetle in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of Asian Lady Beetle
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
4
3
6,211
Jan 11–17
11
6
5,146
Jan 18–24
1
1
4,645
Jan 25–31
7
5
4,698
Feb 1–7
12
4
6,023
Feb 8–14
5
3
5,888
Feb 15–21
11
6
5,436
Feb 22–28
16
6
6,846
Mar 1–7
25
7
8,321
Mar 8–14
37
5
10,384
Mar 15–21
44
6
12,620
Mar 22–28
21
7
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
33
7
19,661
Apr 5–11
29
6
26,860
Apr 12–18
81
9
39,925
Apr 19–25
48
8
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
72
8
56,391
May 3–9
69
9
52,952
May 10–16
92
9
53,785
May 17–23
134
8
57,698
May 24–30
140
10
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
178
9
53,099
Jun 7–13
254
10
53,700
Jun 14–20
256
10
56,625
Jun 21–27
289
9
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
207
9
58,477
Jul 5–11
204
10
61,336
Jul 12–18
136
10
64,722
Jul 19–25
114
9
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
95
9
59,416
Aug 2–8
118
9
59,712
Aug 9–15
128
10
55,994
Aug 16–22
187
9
54,328
Aug 23–29
197
10
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
242
10
57,167
Sep 6–12
252
10
59,075
Sep 13–19
190
10
54,543
Sep 20–26
193
9
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
216
10
43,180
Oct 4–10
171
9
37,841
Oct 11–17
232
10
30,824
Oct 18–24
185
10
21,156
Oct 25–31
207
8
19,021
Nov 1–7
181
10
14,172
Nov 8–14
219
9
12,621
Nov 15–21
112
7
7,965
Nov 22–28
47
6
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
35
9
6,083
Dec 6–12
27
7
6,004
Dec 13–19
17
9
5,423
Dec 20–26
20
6
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
22
8
8,459
Reported as an adult
Usually reported as an adult late March to mid-November, middle week Aug 23–29.
From 1,131 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.
Reported as a larva
Usually reported as a larva mid-May to mid-July, middle week mid-June, and again early August to late October, middle week mid-September.
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
Polished Lady BeetleCycloneda mundaOften confused in Ohio: 92 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Seven-spotted Lady BeetleCoccinella septempunctataOften confused in Ohio: 58 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Convergent Lady BeetleHippodamia convergensOften confused in Ohio: 22 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Variegated Lady BeetleHippodamia variegataOften confused in Ohio: 18 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
When each is reported
All recordsNo season shown · 5,823 records
Reported as an adultUsually late March to mid-November, middle week late August · 1,131 records
Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
75%49%
Forest
13%31%
Farmland
8%11%
Wetland
1%5%
Open water
0.9%3%
Barren
0.8%0.6%
Grassland and shrub
0.3%0.9%
From 3,603 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
