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Multicolored Asian Ladybeetle

Harmonia axyridis

Habitat:

Mixed forest

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3 Comments

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 11 years ago

Thank you again Forest, it is true the variations are mind-numbing.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Harmonia axyridis comes in a wide variety of color patterns though the shape of the beetle remains the same. It can make identifying this invasive species very confusing at times.

Here are some images that look like your Lady Beetle:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/728813/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/721677/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/416182/bgi...

monika.antoni
monika.antoni 11 years ago

Most likely, it is

Cycloneda munda

http://bugguide.net/node/view/18500

what confuses me, is the mostly white head, thus i am not sure about the munda, but the cycloneda i am sure of

chesterbperry
Spotted by
chesterbperry

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 19, 2012
Submitted on Jul 20, 2012

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