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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
Lat: 39.46, Long: -76.01
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?