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Species Coccinella septempunctata - Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Ladybird Beetle - Coccinella septempunctata

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle - Coccinella septempunctata

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle slurping Peony bud nectar - Coccinella septempunctata

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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