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Ashy Gray Lady Beetle

Olla v-nigrum

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peter
peter 13 years ago
Ashy-gray lady beetle
Olla v-nigrum Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant, 1866)


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1Sarah2
1Sarah2 12 years ago

The form we have on the Gulf coast is the Southern 2-spotted ladybeetle -- Olla v-nigrum Mulsant. Reference http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs138.

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peter
peter 13 years ago

More info on this lady beetle here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8874

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peter
peter 13 years ago

Check this out and see what you think: http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/bimg1...

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Yasser
Yasser 13 years ago

Amazing photo of an amazing lady bug. Thanks for sharing!

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peter
peter 13 years ago

I believe this is an Ashy-gray lady beetle.

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peter
peter 13 years ago

Wow, amazing! I've never seen one like that before.

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garyf1081
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garyf1081

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2010
Submitted on Jan 17, 2011

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