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Harmonia axyridis
5 -7mm, the pattern of spots on this ladybeetle varies geographically.
meadows, crop fields, gardens
I spotted this at the Rose garden on the parkway.
Spotted on Sep 2, 2011
Submitted on Sep 2, 2011
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Glad to help. I just got excited when I saw the name because I've never seen a nine-spot, then looked at the photo and it looked familiar.
Thanks for correcting me Kristal, you're totally right.
This is not the nine-spotted ladybug. The nine-spot does not have white in the middle of its pronotum. This looks like the asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis). The Lost Ladybug Project website is a really useful tool for ladybug IDs: http://www.lostladybug.org/data.php.
Very nice photo of the ladybug!!