Identifying natural enemies - seven-spotted lady beetle

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Seven-spotted lady beetle - Coccinella septempunctata
Identifying natural enemies > beetles > Seven-spotted lady beetle

Adults: Oval. Bright red elytra. Seven spots total – three spots on each wing cover and one central spot at the base of the pronotum. Pronotum is black with a white spot on each side. Length 7-8 mm. Larvae: Grey with orange spots on abdominal segments 1 and 4.
	Pronotum on the adult is black with two white spots.	Larvae



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This information was developed for the publication Identifying Natural Enemies in Field Crops by Mary Gardiner, Christina DiFonzo, Michael Brewer and Takuji Noma, MSU Extension bulletin E2949.

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12/21/06