Stats

Lifespan

Up to 1 yr

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate grassland

Range

North and South America

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Warning Colors

Status

Common

About

The Spotless Lady Beetle is a small beetle that lives in the Americas. It has a shiny black exoskeleton and a yellow-orange elytra with black spots.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Coccinellidae

Genus

Cycloneda

Species

Cycloneda sanguinea