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Harmonia axyridis
The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, (Harmonia axyridis), is a large coccinellid beetle. Its colour ranges from yellow-orange to black, and the number of spots between 0 and 22. It is native to eastern Asia, but has been introduced to North America and Europe to control aphids and scale insects. It is now common, well known and spreading in these regions.
These beetles use pheromones to "call" each other, allowing for the large gatherings that are often seen in the Autumn. They often congregate in sunlit areas because of the heat available, so even on fairly cold winter days, some of the hibernating beetles will "wake up" because of solar heating.
I released a bunch of these in early spring and I am so happy to see these. Wikipedia really makes these angels sound like demons. I also found a Lady Beetle larva. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/130... And a Lady Beetle pupal stage. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/128...
Spotted on Aug 2, 2012
Submitted on Aug 3, 2012
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Thanks Keith, for verifying that. ")
Yes, Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles. Harmonia axyridis