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Coccinellidae: Lady Beetles

          Lady (or Ladybug or Ladybird) Beetles undergo four-stage metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa and
          imago (adult). This gallery shows the last three stages (I haven't found their eggs yet).

          Note re nomenclature: Ladybug Beetles are beetles, not bugs; nevertheless, the term "Ladybug"
          is still acceptable in the US and "Ladybird" is correct in the UK. There is some effort today
          to drop the "bug" completely and call them Lady Beetles.




Fungus-eating Lady Beetle, cf Psyllobora
Fungus-eating Lady Beetle, cf Psyllobora		 Fungus-eating Lady Beetle
Fungus-eating Lady Beetle		 Three-banded Lady Beetle
Three-banded Lady Beetle		 Asian Lady Beetle, male
Asian Lady Beetle, male		 Asian Lady Beetle
Asian Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle		 Asian Lady Beetle, female
Asian Lady Beetle, female		 Convergent Lady Beetle
Convergent Lady Beetle		 Convergent Lady Beetle
Convergent Lady Beetle		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, Coccinella septempunctata
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, larva
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, larva
Spotless Lady Beetles, mating
Spotless Lady Beetles, mating		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, adult emerging
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, adult emerging		 Western Blood-red Lady Beetle
Western Blood-red Lady Beetle		 Spotless Lady Beetle, female
Spotless Lady Beetle, female		 Spotless Lady Beetle, male
Spotless Lady Beetle, male
Spotted Lady Beetle
Spotted Lady Beetle		 Lady Beetle sp, pupa
Lady Beetle sp, pupa		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle pupa
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle pupa		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, exuvia
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, exuvia		 Lady Beetle sp, pupa
Lady Beetle sp, pupa
Five-spotted Lady Beetle
Five-spotted Lady Beetle		 Five-spotted Lady Beetle
Five-spotted Lady Beetle		 Lady Beetle sp 1528.JPG
Lady Beetle sp 1528.JPG		 Lady Beetle sp 1531.JPG
Lady Beetle sp 1531.JPG		 Seven-spotted Lady Beetle 1696.JPG
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle 1696.JPG

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iNaturalist07-Oct-2011 23:51
You find a mating pair and look for differences. See the 3rd row middle and note that the male is on top. There are distinct differences in the b&w pattern on the pronotum; also, males in this family are usually smaller.
Shelby 07-Oct-2011 00:07
how can u tell the diffence between male and female
Ashley Hockenberry08-May-2008 21:41
A+
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