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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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Lady Beetle - Anatis labiculata
Copyright © 2006 Matthew Roth

Lady Beetle - Anatis labiculata
Lake Grubb Park, Mountville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
May 5, 2006
Size: 1cm
Can anyone ID any further? Possibly Anatis labiculata (Fifteen-spotted Ladybeetle).
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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 12 May, 2006 - 5:16pm
Last updated 23 May, 2012 - 7:52am

Anatis labiculata it is...
I checked and there are no light rings on any of my specimens. Thanks!
… Matthew Roth, 15 May, 2006 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

Anatis labiculata appears correct
keying from Gordon (1), A. labiculata appears correct. A. mali can be dark like this one, but has light rings around the black spots. Looks like yours has the black spots (I think I see some) w/o the rings. Otherwise, if there's any hint of light rings, then I'd vote A. mali.
… Tim Moyer, 15 May, 2006 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I've gotten three specimens like this one in the same area at Lake Grubb, so I'll check them for the light rings. I'm pretty sure you're right with A. labiculata, because I see no light rings in this photo. Thanks for your help.
… Matthew Roth, 15 May, 2006 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

Anatis.
Genus is definitely correct. Not sure of the species, but it is not A. mali, the "eyed" lady beetle.
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 May, 2006 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Moved to genus page.
… Matthew Roth, 13 May, 2006 - 6:55am login or register to post comments

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