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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Description:

Its elytra are of a red colour, but punctuated with three black spots each, with one further spot being spread over the junction of the two, making a total of seven spots.

Habitat:

On a wooden deck under the water hose.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AllisonM
AllisonM 11 years ago
Lady bug
Coccinella septempunctata


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3 Comments

AllisonM
AllisonM 11 years ago

You are very welcome gatorfellows.

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Thanks for the compliment and suggestion. I just checked and that is the scientific name I put for both Lady beetles:)

AllisonM
AllisonM 11 years ago

Nice pic

gatorfellows
Spotted by
gatorfellows

Texas, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2012
Submitted on Aug 12, 2012

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