Multicolored Asian lady beetle

Description:

Adults occur in several color patterns or "morphs" varying from solid orange, orange with black spots to red with black spots. Adults are strongly oval and convex, about l/4 inch long and 3/16 inch wide. North American populations are comprised of co-occurring individuals that range in color from pale yellow-orange to bright red-orange, with or without black spots on the elytra, or wing covers. The head, antennae, and mouthparts are generally straw-yellow but are sometimes tinged with black. The pronotum is similarly straw-yellow with up to 5 black spots or with lateral spots usually joined to form 2 curved lines, an M-shaped mark, or a solid trapezoid. The wing covers are generally yellow-orange in unspotted individuals.

Habitat:

Wildlife habitat yard.