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Harmonia axyridis
Flew onto my bag at the grocery store. Not very many spots. Mainly a red-orange color.
Nice Spotting!
Harmonia axyridis can be a pain in the rear for ID. They come in a large variety of color patterns but the shape remains the same. Coccinella septempuncata is somewhat similar but has a distinct color pattern that doesn't quite match this Lady Beetle.
Here is a useful chart for seeing the variation in the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Harmon...
There are good images on the Bugguide link provided above with the species ID suggestion.
Spotted on Mar 29, 2013
Submitted on Mar 29, 2013
