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Cycloneda sanguinea
No you cannot rub the spots off. I was responding with a light hearted joke to Carols question. However, ladybird beetles usually emerge without dots and they develop soon afterwards.
Some ladybird beetles grow their spots later, as they get older; earn them, if you like. (see link) That is not so with this one, which may have been rubbed off:)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craigpitche...
Spotted on Sep 15, 2011
Submitted on Nov 22, 2011
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