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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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Black Lady Beetle - Anatis labiculata
Copyright © 2011 Joan Young

Black Lady Beetle - Anatis labiculata
Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan, USA
June 17, 2011
Size: 1/4 inch
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Contributed by Joan Young on 18 June, 2011 - 8:29pm
Last updated 23 May, 2012 - 7:46am

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… Abigail Parker, 18 June, 2011 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

Anatis labiculata
And a very elderly one! This species emerges from the pupa gray with black spots, and darkens as it ages till it's deep purple-black like yours.

Here's what the younger beetles look like:
… Abigail Parker, 18 June, 2011 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Black Lady Bird
Thank you so much! What a beauty. I don't think I've seen these here before, but I'm not always looking for the "bugs."
… Joan Young, 20 June, 2011 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

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