Asian Ladybeetle

Harmonia axyridis

It occurs in three main color forms, this is the spectabilis form - black with four red spots.

temperate forest

I spotted this on a sunny wall at Foping National Nature Reserve.

Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Welcome Dan... You grabbed real beauty of of this tiny one...

Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Thanks Ashish, I think you're right. I didn't know there were so many forms of the Asian Ladybeetle.

Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Dan Doucette 11 years ago

Cool beetle! I like how it's the 'cacti' species.The colors are the same but I think the main difference is that yours has 2 spots and mine has 4.

Spotted by
Dan Doucette

Spotted on Nov 24, 2011
Submitted on Jul 15, 2012