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Coccinella septempunctata
Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots, from which the species derives both its common and scientific names.
Elk Neck State Park, North East, Maryland
Spotted on Jun 15, 2012
Submitted on Jun 17, 2012
5 Comments
np! I didn't take it any way other than helpful.
I was appreciating the fact that you found a 7 spotted!! did not mean to correct you.
If i am in doubt, i leave it in the unknown box and Misako who is a ladybug expert and lover always identifies it.
@Emma - did I misidentify? Sorry I don't have a clear shot of the full back. The Transverse species is more common in Md, but the markings don't seem to match up - and the 9-spotted has more white in the head, so I ruled that out as well.
I am open to being corrected
Great macro!
isn't 7 rare?