LADYBIRD BEETLES, several species
Description	Picture	Prey attacked
well known insects usually under 1/4 inch hemispherical shaped beetles often reddish with black spots or black with reddish spots color varies within and between species small forms are not often recognized as ladybird beetles antennae are clubbed larvae are elongate and flattened grubs active and move about freely	Photo credit: W. L. Sterling, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University	Adults and larvae feed on: aphids and other small insects

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