Two-spotted lady beetle ( Adalia bipunctata ) by larose forest photos

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25-SEP-2016	Christine Hanrahan

Two-spotted lady beetle (Adalia bipunctata)

West Ottawa

A very small (about 4mm) lady beetle. I had not seen this particular species before so it was a nice find. Bug Guide confirmed the ID for me, and looking at the images on Bug Guide I see that this species is incredibly variable in colour and pattern.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/320s f/2.8 at 4.5mm iso125 full exif

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Stephanie		29-Sep-2016 21:32
What a pretty little ladybug! :) V

hayl		29-Sep-2016 19:43
Each spot on its back is almost a Batman pattern ! Neat little lady beetle.

Irene Wehrli		29-Sep-2016 17:46
Such an endearing lady beetle Christine - nice find! Irene

Walter Otto Koenig		29-Sep-2016 16:43
Wonderful close up. 4mm is so tiny. "V"

Helen Betts		29-Sep-2016 16:33
Excellent closeup, and interesting two see only two spots on it. V.

globalgadabout		29-Sep-2016 15:12
good catch...there is something inherently cheerful about ladybugs..

Jim Coffman		29-Sep-2016 14:18
Well seen and captured.

Kuriacose Joseph		29-Sep-2016 14:09
I think we see beetles like this in our area in spring.

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