Kuwana's Lady Beetle

Chilocorus kuwanae is a small (1/8") red-spotted, black lady beetle imported from Korea as part of a biological control program for the euonymus scale, Unaspis euonymi. This scale is a serious pest that kills wintercreeper euonymus, one of the most popular ground covers in the midwestern landscape. Although adult C. kuwanae looks quite similar to a native species, the twice stabbed lady beetle, C. stigma, it can be distinguished by the color, shape and location of the spot on its wings. Spots of C. kuwanae tend to be deep red and rectangular, and located near the center of the wing. In contrast, spots of C. stigma tend to be more orange-yellow, round and oriented more toward the head of the beetle. (From this site- ... read morel="nofollow">http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/mbcn/kyf201.html)