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Coccinella septempunctata
The seven-spot ladybug or "C-7", is the most common ladybird in Europe. It has a broad ecological range, living almost anywhere there are aphids for it to eat. Both the adults and the larvae are voracious predators of aphids, and because of this, C. septempunctata has been repeatedly introduced to North America as a biological control agent to reduce aphid numbers, and is now established in North America, and has been subsequently designated the official state insect of six different states (Delaware, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee).
Spotted on Oct 9, 2011
Submitted on Oct 9, 2011
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