Polished Lady Beetle

Polished lady beetle crawling on a twig
Scientific Name
Cycloneda munda
Family
Coccinellidae (ladybird beetles) in the order Coleoptera (beetles)
Description

The polished lady beetle is one of our many native lady beetles. The members of its genus, Cycloneda, are called spotless lady beetles, and they look very similar to one another.

Learn more about this and other lady beetles (ladybugs) on their group page.

Other Common Names
Polished Ladybug
Red Lady Beetle
Immaculate Lady Beetle
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Polished lady beetle crawling on a twig
The polished lady beetle (Cycloneda munda) is another of our native lady beetles. It's also called "red lady beetle" and "immaculate lady beetle." The members of its genus, Cycloneda, are called "spotless lady beetles."
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Polished lady beetle crawling on a twig
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About Land Invertebrates in Missouri
Invertebrates are animals without backbones, including earthworms, slugs, snails, and arthropods. Arthropods—invertebrates with “jointed legs” — are a group of invertebrates that includes crayfish, shrimp, millipedes, centipedes, mites, spiders, and insects. There may be as many as 10 million species of insects alive on earth today, and they probably constitute more than 90 percent all animal species.