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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Coccinella » pale elytral suture (Coccinella pale elytral suture) » Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
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BG2555 E1596 - Coccinella septempunctata
Copyright © 2009 Gayle and Jeanell Strickland

BG2555 E1596 - Coccinella septempunctata
North shore of Lake St. John, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, USA
July 5, 2008
Size: body length 7.6 mm.
This beetle is a match for Coccinella septempunctata.
Confirmation/correction would be appreciated.
Gayle

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Contributed by Gayle and Jeanell Strickland on 16 November, 2009 - 8:30pm
Last updated 17 November, 2009 - 12:12pm

she's really a lady, too
This is a female, with only a little bit of white on the head. Males have a lot more white, including a white "face" - on a male, the whole area between the two spots on the head would be filled in with white.
… Abigail Parker, 17 November, 2009 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Tim Loh, 17 November, 2009 - 12:12pm login or register to post comments

Yes, seven-spotted lady beetle
Nice series.
… Ron Hemberger, 17 November, 2009 - 2:11am login or register to post comments

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