western polished lady beetle

Cycloneda polita

Member of spotless lady beetles (genus Cycloneda)
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)

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• shell color varies
• pronotum has a “C” on each side (may be nearly closed), but no dot in the opening of the “C”

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Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – BugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist