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Seven-spotted ladybird beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Photo by kcurtain
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Description:

I love these guys - they look like little aliens. It always amazes me to see how different the adults and larvae are from one another. This species is not native to the US - it hails from Europe originally.

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Wildlife of Northern Virginia
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Arthropods of Fairfax,VA
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Backyard bugs and unknown visitors of the Northeastern United States
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PublishedMay 8, 2013

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