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Harmonia axyridis
This specimen has 7 dots on each side. The colors say: "I'm not tasty"
This ladybug I found near a waterfall.
The adult is highly variable in color and pattern. In the east, the elytra (hard shiny wing cases) range from orange to red, with many to no black spots. In the west, some individuals are black with two large red patches, and some are black with several large orange spots.
Uh! Very thank you... I knew there was something strange... I don't understand a lot of ladybugs...
The marks on the pronotum(the white area behind the head) are not right for Coccinella.
Spotted on Oct 3, 2012
Submitted on Dec 18, 2012
