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Red on Black lady beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2009 Kim Moore

Red on Black lady beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 25, 2009
I think it is an asian lady beetle

This is a better image a few days later of this one I shot earlier


this was taken the next day

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Red on Black lady beetle - Harmonia axyridis Red on Black lady beetle - Harmonia axyridis Red on Black lady beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Contributed by Kim Moore on 28 October, 2009 - 7:00pm
Last updated 5 July, 2017 - 4:39pm

Moved
Moved from Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle.
… James Bailey, 5 July, 2017 - 4:39pm

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… Kim Moore, 28 October, 2009 - 11:34pm

Hard to tell from here
Identification is easier if you can get a shot of the pronotum, which is the middle part, the black and white area that's sort of its shoulders. The two mating may be the same species despite their color difference.
… R. Berg, 28 October, 2009 - 7:38pm

 
Another view
I just added another view to help the id.
… Kim Moore, 28 October, 2009 - 11:32pm

 
Correct.
Great explanation, Whiz:-) These are all Harmonia axyridis. I know! You'd never guess it to look at them.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 October, 2009 - 11:27pm

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