| Cycloneda polita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Coccinellidae |
| Genus: | Cycloneda |
| Species: | C. polita |
| Binomial name | |
| Cycloneda polita Casey, 1899 | |
Cycloneda polita, known generally as the western blood-red lady beetle, polished ladybug, or western spotless ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] It has red elytra without spots and a black thorax marked with a white rim and crescents. [4]
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- A western polished lady beetle and her eggs near a milkweed aphid colony
- Female western polished lady beetle, eggs maturing, and emerging first instar larvae on narrow-leaf milkweed
