Seven-spotted Ladybug

Medium sized, with orangish-red elytra and black spots. It can be identified however, by several distinct characteristics. This species typically has seven black spots on its elytra (although it can range from 0 to 9). There is one spot next to the scutellum that bridges the junction between the two elytra; there are two white patches on either side of the scutellum, just above this black scutellar spot. The three spots on each elytra are variable in placement, but are generally rather bold. This species also has two characteristic pale white spots along the anterior side of the pronotum. The ventral side of the abdomen is convex and is almost exclusively black; males have slight hairs on the last abdominal segment