Olla v-nigrum
An ashy-gray ladybird beetle nestles under a twig on a Texas persimmon. Comstock, Texas, USA.
Olla - Ashy Gray Ladybird - Arizona, USA. filename: Olla1
Cycloneda munda
Ladybird beetles mating. Champaign, Illinois, USA.
Cycloneda sanguinea
The spotless lady beetle. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
A spotless lady beetle eats its way through a herd of aphids. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
Coccinella monticola
Mountain ladybird beetle. California, USA.
Coccinella septempunctata
Urbana, Illinois, USA
Coccinella septempunctata - Seven-Spotted Ladybird Beetle. Illinois, USA. filename: Coccinella1
Chilocorus stigma
Twice-stabbed ladybird beetle. North Carolina, USA.
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis - Asian Multi-Colored Ladybeetle, taking flight. Illinois, USA. filename: Harmonia2
Coccinellidae
Newly-hatched ladybird beetle larvae. Austin, Texas, USA.
Asian Multi-Colored Ladybeetle. Illinois, USA.
Asian Multi-Colored Ladybeetle, taking flight. Illinois, USA.
The Asian multicolored lady beetle is an extremely common invasive insect throughout North America. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
A final instar ladybird larva preparing to pupate. Austin, Texas, USA.
Harmonia conformis
Large spotted ladybird beetles, mating. Diamond Creek, Victoria, Australia.
The large ladybird beetle is a common Australian species. Diamond Creek, VIctoria, Australia.
Aphids feed on a sunflower leaf next to a clutch of ladybird beetle eggs, seemingly unaware of the horror that awaits once the predatory ladybird larvae hatch. Austin, Texas, USA.
Coleomegilla maculata
Spotted Pink Ladybird Beetle. Urbana, Illinois, USA.
The larva of a lady beetle makes short work of milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii). Urbana, Illinois, USA
Hippodamia convergens
Convergent ladybird beetle larvae feed on aphids. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas, USA.
The convergent ladybird beetle is named for the converging white lines on the middle of the pronotus. Austin, Texas, USA.
