Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
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)
Photo#110185
very dark lady bug - Anatis labiculata
Copyright © 2007 Patrick

very dark lady bug - Anatis labiculata
Suffern, Rockland County, New York, USA
April 10, 2007
Size: aprox 15mm

Images of this individual: tag all
very dark lady bug - Anatis labiculata very dark lady bug - Anatis labiculata
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Patrick on 15 May, 2007 - 8:36pm
Last updated 23 May, 2012 - 7:51am

Moved
Moved from Anatis.
… Abigail Parker, 3 October, 2009 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

you have a ruler?
then use it!
15mm is a bit big - I guess 10mm, and then probably is Anatis sp.
… Boris Büche, 16 May, 2007 - 4:27am login or register to post comments

 
ok
whether it is 15 or 10mm does not explain why it is remarkably darker than the other pics of Anatis sp. here or in any book.

Does anyone know why it might be this color, or what environmental factors may have affected it?
… Patrick, 16 May, 2007 - 6:08am login or register to post comments

 
More on The Dark Side
You may have a real antique here.

See:
… Ron Hemberger, 16 May, 2007 - 2:12pm login or register to post comments

 
that's pretty interesting...
You never really think about aging insects...maybe I have a grandmabug :) Thanks a lot, that is something to tell the kids in my classes...
… Patrick, 17 May, 2007 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

 
Dragon and damselflies are other examples, perhaps even better
When they first emerge as adults (called tenerals at that point), coloration is faint, perhaps even close to transparent. They then darken a bit into what one editor calls "semi-teneral". Next, as an adult, they are at their most colorful. Finally, as an older adult, colors can fade.
… Ron Hemberger, 17 May, 2007 - 10:33am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact