This is a Variegated Lady Beetle (Hippodamia variegata), a non-native species that has only relatively recently (since the 1980s) been found on this side of the Atlantic. Like all the lady beetles, they are predaceous on other insect pests and are welcome in the garden or (as here) the farm.
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Variegated Lady Beetle
Categories: Creatures
Tags: Beetle, Coleoptera, Hippodamia, Hippodamia variegata, Insect, Insects, Lady Beetle, Variegated Lady Beetle
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