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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Neoharmonia » V-marked Lady Beetle (Neoharmonia venusta)
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Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles) - Neoharmonia venusta
Copyright © 2016 Buggzz

Coccinellidae (Lady Beetles) - Neoharmonia venusta
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
July 19, 2016
Size: .6 cm
This is probably the most beautiful ladybug I've ever seen.
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Contributed by Buggzz on 21 July, 2016 - 10:35am
Last updated 3 November, 2020 - 11:52am

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… tom murray, 23 July, 2016 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

Neoharmonia venusta
This is a seemingly uncommon species because it does not seem to be reported very frequently. Thanks for posting it.

You'll be pleased to hear that "venusta" derives from the Latin word for "beautiful"!
… James Bailey, 22 July, 2016 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for that ID; I had
Thank you for that ID; I had searched for it in several field guides without success.
I found seven of them clustered under a loose flap of bark on a dead tree.
… Buggzz, 23 July, 2016 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

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