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Bharat_Sanghavi Trenton, NJ(Zone 6b) Aug 27, 2012

is it a lady bug ?
this pic from Trenton, NJ

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Bharat_Sanghavi Trenton, NJ(Zone 6b) Aug 27, 2012

one more photo of this bug from front angle.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 27, 2012

Asian multi-colored lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis.

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Bharat_Sanghavi Trenton, NJ(Zone 6b) Aug 29, 2012

thank you Flapdoodle.
does it not appear more like Convergent Ladybug (Hippodamia convergens) ?
will you please narrow down the differences between the two ?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 03, 2012

The two species are very different in appearance. The convergent lady beetle is more slender than the Asian beetle, and the markings on the pronotum of the convergent lady beetle look nothing like that of the Asian beetle. See http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/coleoptera/lady/0212.61hconvergens.html

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Bharat_Sanghavi Trenton, NJ(Zone 6b) Sep 04, 2012

thank you Flapdoodle for the valuable info.

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