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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Olla » Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (Olla v-nigrum)
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Ashygray ladybug ? - Olla v-nigrum
Copyright © 2011 Beth Sands

Ashygray ladybug ? - Olla v-nigrum
Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA
May 24, 2011
Size: 1/2 cm
This fellow is smaller than other Ashy-gray ladybugs that I have seen and I wondered if it was something different ? I found it amongst many native ladybugs , and it was as small as the Coccinella trifasciata . Any comments are welcome , sincerely Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 24 May, 2011 - 7:42pm
Last updated 25 May, 2011 - 12:27pm

I live in ontario and i saw o
I live in ontario and i saw one today when was at the checkout at walmart do they bite?
… Shayna Genereux, 21 July, 2011 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

 
most lady beetles don't bite
I've only been bitten by the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, and they don't have big sharp jaws so it's just a very slightly uncomfortable nip, not a hard bite. Lady beetles have no venom and carry no diseases, so even if one does bite you there's nothing to worry about.
… Abigail Parker, 21 July, 2011 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Abigail Parker, 25 May, 2011 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

size range
This could be a male - they're typically a millimeter or two smaller than females - or it could have matured in less-than-ideal conditions. Poorly-fed larvae become smaller adults than well-fed larvae.
… Abigail Parker, 25 May, 2011 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

It's an Ashy allright
… margarethe brummermann, 24 May, 2011 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

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