20.7.07

Five-Spotted Lady Beetle



By the way, not all ladybugs are really ladies. There are male ladybugs too!

Extreme Lady Beetle with TOO MANY SPOTS




Count them if you can!

Extreme Lady Beetle with ONE SPOT


One spotted Lady Beetle;
Isn't it look cute?

Seven -Spotted Ladybeetle


Ladybugs are well-known and popular beetles, and the seven-spot ladybird is one of the commonest species. This rounded beetle has bright red wing cases with 7 black spots, although some individuals may have more or fewer spots.

Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle


Chilocorus stigma, the twice-stabbed lady beetle, is a native resident of the United States and Canada but does not live west of the Sierra Nevada. It also lives in Oceania and has been introduced to Hawaii [1]. Its elytra are shiny black in color, and there is one red spot on each elytra. The remainder of the body is black as well, but the abdomen is either yellow or red in color.

19.7.07

Eleytra: Covering over their wings for protection!


This is a ladybird during rain - see how the small raindrops sit on the elytra!

15.7.07