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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Harmonia » Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
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Ladybird Beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi

Ladybird Beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
April 19, 2004
Found this Ladybird climbing up our wall, I've seen several with this spot pattern in the last week or so. Possibly an Asian Ladybird...
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 22 April, 2004 - 8:20am
Last updated 24 February, 2018 - 7:17pm

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… Tim Moyer, 1 October, 2008 - 11:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 28 August, 2008 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

Harmonia axyridis
You got it, the multicolored Asian lady beetle. Number and size of spots is variable. Pronotal (top of thorax) markings in black and white are pretty constant.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 June, 2004 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

 
vote for Harmonia axyridis
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… v belov, 13 September, 2008 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

 
This is not Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis (Asian Lady beetle) has a very distinct marking on the pronotum shaped like a "W" (or an M, depending on which way you look at it). Color and spots on the elytra are quite variable, but the markings on the pronotum are always alike. I'm not sure what type of lady beetle this is.
… Elisa T. Collins, 31 August, 2004 - 11:46am login or register to post comments

 
Harmonia axyridis
diagree - the W or M is common but not 100% present. see the BugGuide species info page and this plate, especially row 3.
… Tim Moyer, 29 August, 2008 - 11:25am login or register to post comments

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