small lady beetle - Adalia bipunctata

Moved

Moved from Cycloneda.

… Jim McClarin, 12 April, 2008 - 12:17pm

Probably cycloneda

I think this is likely a Cycloneda species, though it is a bit flashier in pronotal markings than munda or sanguinea.

… Stacey Gingras, 20 April, 2006 - 10:47am

Thank you Stacey.

Due to your expertise I'll move it to genus page.

… Jim McClarin, 20 April, 2006 - 5:23pm

politely disagree

these spotless ladybirds are tricky. But rather, I believe this is Adalia bipunctata, the "two-spotted-often-anything-but" ladybird. Similar to this example

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The key is the white markings at the middle base of the pronotum. They can vary in shape but are present in all forms of A. bipunctata, except the red-on-black form (ref (1)). Cycloneda, all 3 US species of which are now well represented in BugGuide, don't have this same marking. Maybe we should start a petition to change the species name to something more representative of its form :)

… Tim R. Moyer, 27 February, 2008 - 12:22pm

Thanks, Tim.

I guess I'll go with your ID as you seem to be the resident authority on this family.

… Jim McClarin, 12 April, 2008 - 12:16pm

Harmonia?

Thought for a moment it might be Cycloneda, but on further investigation think it is another of the many color patterns of Asian multicolored. Hope we're wrong! We'll see what others think. Check out the poster from U Guelph here

… john and jane balaban, 4 September, 2005 - 7:04pm

Pronotal markings

are like neither Asian multi or Cycloneda, at least in the poster.

… Jim McClarin, 4 September, 2005 - 7:29pm