variegated lady beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Member of black-spotted lady beetles (tribe Coccinellini)
common lady beetles (subfamily Coccinellinae)
lady beetles (family Coccinellidae)
cucujiform beetles (infraorder Cucujiformia)
beetles (order Coleoptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

Caution: There may be other wild species of this genus not yet included in this guide.

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• black spots on elytrum may be distinct, indistinct, or absent
• pair of white dots on the pronotum, isolated or merging with the white perimeter curve
• iNaturalist likes to suggest it, but it’s extremely rare to non-existent in the bay area

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist