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The shiny black elytra bear two oval red patches and the ventral surface of the beetle is reddish. There are other species of black-with-red-spots lady beetle with which this insect might be confused, these being Axion plagiatum , Chilocorus kuwanae , and Olla v-nigrum , however in Chilocorus orbus , the red patches are nearer the head than ...
It is shiny black, and there is one red spot on each elytron. The remainder of the body is black as well, but the abdomen is either yellow or red. It is sometimes confused with the "two-stabbed lady beetle", Chilocorus orbus, which is widespread in California. [2]
One of the most common pleasing fungus beetles in Europe, T. bipustulata, is a black beetle with red spots which engages in autohaemorrhaging as a defensive behavior. [5] Molecular analysis suggests that Tritoma is paraphyletic, and might be best treated as two separate genera. [3]
The more than 6,000 described species have a global distribution and are found in a variety of habitats. They are oval beetles with a domed back and flat underside. Many of the species have conspicuous aposematic (warning) colours and patterns, such as red with black spots, that warn potential predators that they taste bad.
The beetles fly at a fast speed, usually in a curving flight. The adult beetle is approximately 2.5 centimetres (1 inch) long, but can reach 3 cm (1.2 in) occasionally. Its pattern is off-yellow or auburn red, with four black spots running down each side. Fine black lines divide the edges of its elytra.
Olla v-nigrum is a species in the family Coccinellidae ("lady beetles"), in the suborder Polyphaga. [1] [2] The species is known generally as the ashy gray lady beetle. [3] The distribution range of Olla v-nigrum includes Central America, North America, and Oceania. [2] It is usually gray or pale tan with small black spots on its elytra and thorax.
Adalia bipunctata, the two-spot ladybird, two-spotted ladybug or two-spotted lady beetle, is a carnivorous [1] beetle of the family Coccinellidae that is found throughout the holarctic region. It is very common in western and central Europe.
Some examples include the pine ladybird and kidney-spot ladybird which inhabit the UK, both of which are black ladybirds with red spots. A US example is the twice-stabbed lady beetle. When disturbed by predators they may reflex bleed, an ability shared with other coccinellids. In winter they may congregate in large groups for protection against ...