Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 41: Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Arthropods Daily · No. 41 Fourteen-spotted Lady BeetlePropylea quatuordecimpunctata
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Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) – species of family “Lady Beetles“

The 14-spotted Ladybird (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata) is a small lady beetle, belonging to the family Coccinellidae. It is sometimes referred to by the common name 14-spotted ladybird beetle, or simply P-14.

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