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Seven-spotted ladybug

Coccinella septempunctata

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Notes:

Orange with irregular shaped & placed black spots. Not sure what species.

Reference Links:

which Ladybug ? - Coccinella septempunctata - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KarenL
Thanks Michele! I'm pretty sure having trawled through pages of ladybugs on bugguide that this is just a variant of the common seven-spotted variety Coccinella septempunctata. The pronotum matches & some of the photos on bugguide have irregular spots. I was hoping I had found a more unusual one!
KarenL
Thanks Michele - I'm not sure though as it's pronotum lacks the fine raised margin along the basal edge that the link you sent refers to. I find these little guys very tricky to ID!

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