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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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Brown beetle with white markings - Anatis labiculata
Copyright © 2009 Inta

Brown beetle with white markings - Anatis labiculata
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
June 19, 2009
Size: 0.4 inches
Found on shasta daisy leaves in mid-June after a day or two of of rain. The shape is that of a large fat ladybug. It is just under a half inch long. I have not been able to find anything with similar white markings on the head (or thorax?)in the guide. I am wondering if it is benign (from a gardener's point of view). Any hints or information would be appreciated.
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Contributed by Inta on 19 June, 2009 - 11:40am
Last updated 24 June, 2009 - 8:09pm

Anatis labiculata
Thank you both for the prompt ID. I have returned it to the wilds of suburbia.
… Inta, 19 June, 2009 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

Anatis labiculata, i suppose
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… v belov, 19 June, 2009 - 11:55am login or register to post comments

 
seconded
The head pattern is fairly distinctive, and A. labiculata darkens as it ages so despite its common name, "fifteen-spotted lady beetle," it may appear to have no spots at all.

Like all lady beetles in spring/summer, this is a beneficial insect that preys on aphids.

(Even multicolored Asian lady beetles are beneficial in summer, it's only in the fall/winter that they start eating fruit and invading houses.)
… Abigail Parker, 19 June, 2009 - 12:17pm login or register to post comments

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