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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles (Cucujoidea) » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Coleomegilla » Spotted Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata)
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What genus and species? - Coleomegilla maculata
Copyright © 2009 nature boy

What genus and species? - Coleomegilla maculata
Holly Hill, Volusia County, Florida, USA
August 16, 2009
Size: 3/8 inch
Centennial Park.
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Contributed by nature boy on 13 September, 2009 - 12:55pm
Last updated 13 September, 2009 - 4:52pm

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… Abigail M. Parker, 13 September, 2009 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

Coleomegilla maculata
The (Pink) Spotted Lady Beetle. It's a native species, which is nice to see!



Note the brown body, orange markings, and two small orange semicircles on the first segment of the thorax, just behind the head. (I think of them as "eyespots.")
… Abigail M. Parker, 13 September, 2009 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

Ladybird larva
That's all I know.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 September, 2009 - 1:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Seconded :-)
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