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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 » Coccinella » Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)

Species Coccinella septempunctata - Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Classification · Identification · Remarks · Internet References
Coccinelidae - Coccinella septempunctata Seven-spotted Lady Beetle - Coccinella septempunctata Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (5 spot aberrant) - Coccinella septempunctata - female Coccinella septempunctata Linnaeus - Coccinella septempunctata ladybug with seven spots? - Coccinella septempunctata Confirmed: Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata) larva - Coccinella septempunctata Lady beetle? - Coccinella septempunctata seven-spotted lady beetle - Coccinella septempunctata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Cucujoidea (Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles)
Family Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles)
Subfamily Coccinellinae
Genus Coccinella
Species septempunctata (Seven-spotted Lady Beetle)
Identification
Comparatively large (7-8 mm) with a white or pale spot on either side of the head.

Larva black with orange markings:

Remarks
It has been repeatedly introduced in the US from Europe, (see Cornell U. Biocontrols) to control aphids.
Internet References
Cornell University

drawings of all stages
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 27 April, 2004 - 7:02pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason, Beatriz Moisset, Tim Moyer, Harsi S. Parker
Last updated 22 July, 2009 - 2:05pm

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