Seven-Spotted Ladybug Larva
Coccinella septempunctata
37.8564, -122.298
Field Notes
Description:
C. septempunctata has a broad ecological range, living almost anywhere there are aphids for it to eat. Both the adults and the larvae are voracious predators of aphids, and because of this, C. septempunctata has been repeatedly introduced to North America as a biological control agent to reduce aphid numbers, and is now established in North America, and has been subsequently designated the official state insect of six different states (Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee).
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Habitat:
Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 23, 2011
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