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Who Am I?

Test Your Identification Skills for the Ladybugs at School project!

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Instructions

  1. Look at each ladybug in the photos. There are 10 ladybugs to practice with!
  2. Use your identification guide to identify it.
  3. Check your answers – they’re on the next slide!

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Who Am I?

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I have an M/W shape on my thorax, but NO black along the edges!

I am an ASIAN MULTICOLORED LADYBUG!

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Who Am I?

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I am an ASIAN MULTICOLORED LADYBUG!

I have an M/W shape on my thorax, but NO black along the edges!

These little green things on my back are often found on Asian Multicolored Ladybugs and can be a good clue!

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Who Am I?

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I am a SEVEN-SPOTTED LADYBUG!

I have a mostly black thorax with white spots on each “shoulder”!

I have a white spot on either side of the black spot at the top of my back!

I have 7 spots! One in the front, four across the middle, and two in the back.

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Who Am I?

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I am a CONVERGENT LADYBUG!

I am longer and pointier on the back end than many ladybug species!

I have two white dashes that point toward the center of my back and a white outline along the top/sides of my thorax!

I have no spots, but my species can have any number of spots!

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Who Am I?

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I am an ASIAN MULTICOLORED LADYBUG!

I am tricky because the M/W shape on my thorax is so thick it looks like a blob, but I have NO black along the edges!

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Who Am I?

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I am a SPOTTED LADYBUG!

I am longer and pointier on the back end than many ladybug species!

I am pink with black spots!

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Who Am I?

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I am a POLISHED LADYBUG!

I have NO spots on my back!

I am small!

I have this fancy scrollwork-like pattern on my thorax!

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Who Am I?

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I am a SEVEN-SPOTTED LADYBUG!

I have a mostly black thorax with white spots on each “shoulder”!

I have a white spot on either side of the black spot at the top!

I have 7 spots! One in the front, four across the middle, and two in the back.

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Who Am I?

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I am an ASIAN MULTICOLORED LADYBUG!

I am tricky because there are gaps in the M/W shape on my thorax that make it hard to see, but I have NO black along the edges!

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Who Am I?

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I am an ASIAN MULTICOLORED LADYBUG!

I have an M/W shape on my thorax, but NO black along the edges!