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Lady Beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Lady Beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
November 4, 2007
Size: 3/16"
Lady Beetle. Asian ? Please help with ID.
We have had a Lady Beetle population explosion around here the last few days. They're all over the place.
Contributed by Sam Houston on 4 November, 2007 - 7:12pm
Last updated 9 April, 2009 - 4:46pm

Yes, Harmonia axyridis
check out the info page - the markings on the pronotum (black M or W) are consistent, and used for ID.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 4 November, 2007 - 7:13pm

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