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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) » with Laboulbeniales fungus (Harmonia axyridis with Laboulbeniales fungus)
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Ladybird Beetle without spots - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Ladybird Beetle without spots - Harmonia axyridis
Springfield, Virginia, USA
August 6, 2004
This is some type of lady beetle. Its wings are red and spotless and its head and thorax are mostly white with a few black markings. Any help in identifying is appreciated.
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 7 August, 2004 - 7:19pm
Last updated 6 May, 2010 - 12:20pm

Moved
Moved from Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle.
… John R. Maxwell, 6 May, 2010 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

Fungus
This is an old post but I just noticed the fungus growing on its back. We have a few more of these, there is even a "fungus ridden" forum.
… Beatriz Moisset, 9 April, 2009 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Harmonia axyridis
Gold star for Richard:-) This is indeed a Harmonia axyridis, the multicolored Asian lady beetle, an introduced and now dominant species over much of the continent. Black and white pattern on pronotum is most consistent, spots on wing covers (or lack thereof),are incredibly variable.
… Eric R. Eaton, 9 August, 2004 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Incorrect caption
I would suggest the picture caption be changed, as in googling the web for "spotless" ladybird, return #1 is "Spotless Ladybird Beetle - Harmonia axyridis - BugGuide.Net", which is incorrect.
… Bruce Marlin, 12 June, 2005 - 8:32am login or register to post comments

 
Good point,
I just came across this and have taken the liberty of changing Richard's title. Since the #2 on Google was Cycloneda sanguinea at BugGuide, it made us look a little confused. But hey, we were #1 and #2 on Google! Cool!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 6 October, 2005 - 6:27am login or register to post comments

I think you just named it.
Try searching "spotless ladybird". I'm pretty sure I saw it leafing through "How to Know the Beetles" this afternoon (looking for tumbling leaf beetle).

Let us know if you find something.
John
… John Fox, 8 August, 2004 - 8:23pm login or register to post comments

 
spotless ladybird
I'm aware of a spotless variant of the nine-spotted ladybug (Coccinella novemnotata). My guess is that my ladybird beetle is a spotless variant of the Asian ladybird beetle (Harmonia axyridis), but I'm not certain.
… Richard Leung, 8 August, 2004 - 9:51pm login or register to post comments

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