Thirteen-spotted lady beetle

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Thirteen-spotted lady beetle

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Genus: Hippodamia
Species: H. tredecimpunctata
Binomial name
Hippodamia tredecimpunctata
Linnaeus, 1758
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The thirteen-spotted lady beetle (Hippodamia tredecimpunctata) is a species of lady beetle. Adult lady beetles have domed backs, mainly oval, often shiny with short legs and antennae. They have two wing covers. They are usually red to orange in color. This species has thirteen dark or black spots. The larvae are slightly flattened and covered with miniature spines. Very small eggs are laid in groups of 10-50 on undersides of leaves.

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