Species Adalia bipunctata (Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
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Taxonomy
Associated Species
The elytra coloration of this species is quite variable. The most common form has two black spots on red or orange elytra.
16 May 2018
But there are other forms as well.
12 June 2020
- Links
- iNaturalist
- Wikipedia
- BugGuide
- Cornell Universisity: Adalia bipunctata, Two-Spotted Lady Beetle
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
On Douglas Hawthorn leaf
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
I've seen many non-native seven-spotted lady beetles in the yard this spring, but this is the first native that I've seen this year.
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
On Golden Currant
Associated Species: Ribes aureum (Golden Currant)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
On the front door.
Small ~ 5mm
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
James Bailey: This is a variant of the "multi-spotted" pattern, I suppose. Usually the spots in this form are not combined.
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
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The elytra coloration of this species is quite variable. The most common form has two black spots on red or orange elytra.
16 May 2018
But there are other forms as well.
12 June 2020
- Links
- iNaturalist
- Wikipedia
- BugGuide
- Cornell Universisity: Adalia bipunctata, Two-Spotted Lady Beetle
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Adalia bipunctata
(Two-spotted Lady Beetle)
Taxonomy
Subclass:
Pterygota (Winged and Once-winged Insects)
Suborder:
Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily:
Coccinelloidea (Lady, Fungus, Scavenger, and Bark Beetles)
No lower level information
