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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.
Coccinella septempunctata, the common ladybug, the seven-spot ladybird (or, in North America, seven-spotted ladybug or "C-7" [1]), is a carnivorous beetle native to the Old World and is the most common ladybird in Europe. The beetle is also found in North America, Central and Eastern Asia and regions with a temperate climate.
The tough and hardy little ladybug is found across the world, on every continent except Antarctica. "Think of how many different climates, altitudes and terrains that is," Orth says. "These small ...
C. undecimpunctata is a lady beetle with eleven black spots found on its red/orange elytra.Its size can range from around 4.0 to 5.0mm. It may look like this beetle has six spots on each elytron, however the black spot in the center of the elytra, just behind the pronotum, counts as just one.
Ladybugs are tiny little bugs that typically live between 1-2 years. Ladybugs are also known as ladybeetles and ladybird beetles. They are bright red, with black spots. There are over 5,000 ...
Ladybugs, despite the misleading “bug” in their name, don’t have these. Kudzu bugs are brownish-green with dark brown spots. They are about a quarter of an inch large.
Coccinella leonina or as its common name of orange spotted ladybird suggests, has 16 yellow/orange spots on its black body, [1] with a squarish yellow/orange spot on both sides above the pronotum on the thorax [2] and then 14 other spots on its black elytra [3] which are larger and mostly separated by 1 mm diameter of the black background at the most. [2]
Ladybugs have entirely black heads except for two white spots on the side that look like eyes. Lady beetles have those same white spots and a white M at the base of the head. The marking varies in ...