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Coleomegilla maculata
This lady beetle, a North American native, is found throughout most of New York, southern Ontario, and southern New England and across the south to the mid-western states. It can be very common and is sometimes called the pink spotted lady beetle. C. maculata, is a medium-sized (about 5-6 mm), pink to red, oval beetle with six spots on each forewing. The area behind the head is often pink or yellowish with two large triangular black marks.
Shoreline of Lake Lewisville.
Spotted on Oct 30, 2012
Submitted on Nov 15, 2012
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