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It may be black with white spots (similar to the European form but darker), or anywhere from yellow to pink with 18 large blotches. An excessively melanistic version exists that is all black with a large red-orange patch on each elytron. It always has a glossy pronotum and the underside of the beetle has a thin red rim to the otherwise black ...
Seen as a sign of good luck, and often appearing in children's books and cartoons, these red-and-black-spotted insects have plenty of great qualities. They're a noninvasive, native species that ...
Coccinellidae (/ ˌ k ɒ k s ɪ ˈ n ɛ l ɪ d iː /) [3] is a widespread family of small beetles.They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to mother Mary.
Olla v-nigrum has two color variants: gray with black spots or black with red spots. [6] They are usually anywhere between 3.7 mm to 6.1 mm in length. Olla v-nigrum is often confused with Chilocorus sp. which usually have more flared elytra and a distinct shape. Additionally, they do not have white marking on their head like Olla v-nigrum.
The small, orange beetle belongs to same family as ladybugs but differs in a few key ways.
It's important to note that not all ladybugs have a red-and-black color combination. Some species may showcase different colorways, including variations of black, yellow, orange, or even white.
The pronotum is white with variable black patterning, ranging from a few black spots in an M formation to almost entirely black. The underside is dark with a wide reddish-brown border. However, numerous other forms have also been recorded. Extreme forms may be entirely black, or feature complex patterns of black, orange and red.
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]