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
Cycloneda munda
Other Common Name:
Polished Ladybug; Red Lady Beetle; Immaculate Lady Beetle
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.
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Lady Beetles (Ladybird Beetles; Ladybugs)
Nearly 500 species in North America north of Mexico
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
V-Marked Lady Beetle
Neoharmonia venusta
Four-Spotted Lady Beetle
Brachiacantha quadripunctata
Leaf Beetles
About 2,000 species in North America
Swamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle
Labidomera clivicollis
Scarab Beetles
About 1,700 species in North America north of Mexico
Stag Beetles
About 40 species in North America north of Mexico
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.