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Ashy Gray Lady Beetle

Olla v-nigrum

Description:

Small grey beetle with seventeen black irregular spots clustered on top of shell near its head. About 80% size of a regular ladybug; entirely grey with a reddish-orange underside.

Habitat:

Suburban landscaped neighborhood

Notes:

I have never seen a grey ladybug before! Thanks Lori.tas for the ID. I found this on my windowsill about a week ago and released it outside, never seen another one since.

4 Comments

Wow, how unique- a ladybug in black & white! Never seen one of those before.

egypt_girl333
egypt_girl333 13 years ago

Thanks Lori! Wow, I had no idea there are so many species of ladybug!

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

Go here, to find any ladybug species: http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?guide=L...

redlinerj
redlinerj 13 years ago

Nice picture, Never seen a gray one either. A black lady bug with red dots landed on my brother last week

egypt_girl333
Spotted by
egypt_girl333

Roseville, California, USA

Spotted on Mar 12, 2011
Submitted on Mar 12, 2011

Spotted for Mission

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