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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Giant Lady Beetles (Anatis) » Fifteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Anatis labiculata)
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Giant Lady Beetle - Fifteen-spotted or Eye-spotted? - Anatis labiculata
Copyright © 2015 Kim Phillips

Giant Lady Beetle - Fifteen-spotted or Eye-spotted? - Anatis labiculata
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
May 3, 2015
Size: 9 - 10 mm
My first thought was A. labiculata due to its shape and it is commonly seen here compared to A. mali, which has yet to be observed here.
There appears to be faint rings around the spots on this specimen...

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Contributed by Kim Phillips on 5 May, 2015 - 2:53pm
Last updated 23 May, 2019 - 11:47am

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… James Bailey, 23 May, 2019 - 11:47am login or register to post comments

The rings are present in both species
Although A. mali is perfectly in range for Michigan and I doubt it is rare...
… James Bailey, 19 September, 2015 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

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