16-spotted Ladybird Beetle

Description:

Invasive in North America. The background colour ranges from cream through yellow to light orange, but not red. Only rarely are 16 separate spots present on the elytra; most commonly, several of the spots fuse into larger markings, particularly along the midline, where they often create a shape resembling an anchor, sometimes fusing to such an extent as to render the body almost entirely black except for 12 pale spots.

Habitat:

Edge of mixed woods on a high bank of a stream.