#spotted lady beetle

[picture-of-a-bug]

picture of a bug i found

lady bug :)

[orofeaiel]

Seven Spotted Lady Beetle I saw at the campground

[onenicebugperday]

22-spot ladybird, Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata, Coccinellidae

Found throughout Europe

Photo 1 by rasmuscool99, 2 by azph, 3 by tivanik, 4 by berzou, 5 by denis_m, 6 by nakarb, 7 by claudekolwelter, 8 (pupae) by esant, and 9-10 (larva) by krylenkosl

[miyrumiyru]

👒 🐞❤️💚

Seven-spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)

[humblegrub]

BUGS i saw at the CORN MAZE in south central WISCONSIN

in order: some type of North American Spur-throated Grasshopper (genus Melanoplus), Coleomegilla maculata (commonly known as the pink spotted lady beetle), some type of banded-wing fly (genus Chaetopsis), and Diabrotica virgifera virgifera (Western corn rootworm).

10.21.2023

[bumblechub]

SHORT CUP OF WATER

NO ICE

NO WATER

BUG

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The BUG in question is Coleomegilla maculata, the pink spotted lady beetle, and is native to North America.

[sandpaperoctopi]

found my favorite ladybug 🥺

[speakingofnature]

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

The Seven-spotted Lady Beetle was first introduced into the US from Europe in the 1950s to control aphids. It is now established and can be found across much of the United States as well as Canada.

[rattyexplores]

Freshly-Hatched Amber Ladybug

Hippodamia variegata

24/03/23 - NSW, Dapto

[stopandlook]

Scientific Name: Coleomegilla maculata Common Name(s): Spotted pink lady beetle Family: Coccinellidae (lady beetle) Life Stage(s): Adult Location: Plano, Texas Season(s): Summer

[pillarsalt]

A friend with a built-in smiley face joined me for coffee at the park today.

[sumbug]

!!! asian lady beetle my beloved ♡

[jenfoundabug]

Pink spotted lady beetle (Coleomegilla maculata) patrolling a sunflower field in Pennsylvania.

Like many lady beetles, both adults and larvae are voracious predators of aphids. They’re nice little friends to have around your garden :-)

[onenicebugperday]

@enabi-seira submitted: On my way to a place I had two options: wait for the bus 15 minutes in a weird spring weather, or walk those 15 minutes.

I took the walk and look what I've found!

Those are just two of the at least 6 ladybugs I've seen, among a massive ant, some butterflies, so many aphids some plants were black, birds chirping and at least 30 different flowers o_o

My nose tells me I'm having a mild allergy reaction (already taken care of, dw) but it was soo worthy.

Two very lovely seven-spotted ladybugs! Whenever possible, it's always nice to take a walk and find some little friends :)

[miyrumiyru]

Lovely Heart Lady ♥

Multicolored asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis)

[pleistocene-pride]

Coccinella septempunctata more commonly known as the seven-spot ladybird, seven-spotted ladybug, or C-7 beetle, is a species of ladybug which was originally endemic to mainland Europe and the middle east but thanks to humans and the spread of agriculture it can now be found all throughout North America, mainland Africa, mainland Asia, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Madagascar, Cypress, Malta, Sri Lanka, and New Zealand. Here they dwell in a range of habitats including grasslands, meadows, steppe, gardens, forests, parks, marshes, and agricultural fields. Although both seven spot ladybug larvae and adults mainly eat aphids, pollen, and nectar, when aphids are not available these ladybugs are known feed upon other insects such as thrips, white flies, jumping plant lice, leafhoppers, and on the eggs of some beetles and butterflies. Reaching around .3 -.5 inches (7.6- 12.7mm) in length, adult seven-spot ladybirds have round bodies with black heads and abdomens and red thoraxs while the larvae are brownish-grey in colour, with four pairs of bright orange splotches across their bodies. Their distinctive spots and conspicuous colours warn of their toxicity, making them unappealing to predators. The species can secrete a fluid from joints in their legs which gives them a foul taste. A threatened ladybird may both play dead and secrete the unappetizing substance to protect itself. The seven-spot ladybird synthesizes the toxic alkaloids, N-oxide coccinelline and its free base precoccinelline; depending on sex and diet, the spot size and coloration can provide some indication of how toxic the individual insect is to potential predators. Breeding occurs from spring to fall, with seven spots often mating with several partners per day. Females may lay a cluster of 10-30 eggs on aphid-rich vegetation immediately, or, in fall, may store sperm and lay eggs in spring so their larvae have a more robust food supply. Eggs hatch after around 10 days as larvae eat and grow for another 21-30 days before entering the pupal stage, which lasts seven to 15 days. Adults overwinter in a state of diapause (dormancy) in leaf litter, dense vegetation, under tree bark, and in other sheltered spots. Ladybugs are unusual among insects with complete metamorphosis (egg-larva-pupa-adult) because both the larvae and the adults occupy the same spaces and eat the same thing. Under ideal conditions a seven spot ladybug may live upwards of a year.