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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Olla » Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (Olla v-nigrum)

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Copyright © 2006 Phillip Ruttenbur

Ladybeetle - Olla v-nigrum

Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
October 1, 2006
Size: 1/4 inch

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Ladybeetle - Olla v-nigrum

Ladybeetle - Olla v-nigrum

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Contributed by Phillip Ruttenbur on 2 October, 2006 - 11:14am
Last updated 26 October, 2006 - 3:46pm

I'd agree...

I'd have to agree with Joyce, this doesn't appear to be the Multicolored Japanese Ladybird Beetle. Another good indicator is the "M" on the thorax...this doesn't have the full M.

… Michael Garcia, 3 October, 2006 - 3:45am

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Was it alive still?

i've one of these before but it was dead. i just thought that the color went out of it because it was rotting.

… flipjarg, 9 October, 2006 - 12:17pm

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Yes, still alive. Attracted t

Yes, still alive. Attracted to the porch light. Again, this is the natural color of the bug.

… Phillip Ruttenbur, 9 October, 2006 - 3:41pm

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Harmonia axyridis.

Interesting images of the multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis. Can't tell if this is a color image or not. Sepia?

… Eric R. Eaton, 2 October, 2006 - 12:39pm

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Natural color

My photos are the exact natural color of the beetle. No sepia-tone.
Tan.

… Phillip Ruttenbur, 3 October, 2006 - 8:36am

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not Olla?

I know H. axyridis is extremely varied in its coloration and pattern, but the color and spot pattern (4-3-1 on each elytron) on this beetle look a lot like Olla v-nigrum:

… Joyce Gross, 2 October, 2006 - 2:01pm

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agree with Joyce - Olla v-nigrum

H. axyridis is at best a 2-3-3-1 spots/elytron. Your photo matches the "text book" Olla v-nigrum pattern.

… Tim Moyer, 4 October, 2006 - 11:44am

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Aw, shucks:-)

I got lulled into a false sense of security with all the Harmonia submissions (sigh).

… Eric R. Eaton, 26 October, 2006 - 3:45pm

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