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Harmonia axyridis
Spotted on Dec 3, 2014
Submitted on Jan 12, 2015
7 Comments
Good link - yes, the variations do make it difficult. I have so many in my own folders that I cannot find ID's for. Many I suspect are local variations.
What I meant was that body shape is the same no matter the pattern, but the pattern on this particular one is consistent with the more heavily patterned ones.
Dave, they are quite varied. The body shape and color pattern is consistent. Here are some more images from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_ax...
Forest - I checked out bugguide, all 320 pages - that is a lot of ladybugs! Nothing came as close as your suggestion. Of the many pages of axyridis, there were a couple that were quite close.
Dave
This looks like a heavily marked H. axyridis. It is also the right time of year to see them inside. http://bugguide.net/node/view/756888/bgi...
Harmonia axyridis is a bit of a stretch. Try terminus punctum.
Nice find! This belongs in the Arthropods category. :-)