Axion tripustulatum

Axion tripustulatum, the three-spotted lady beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.^[1][2][3] It is found in North America,^[2] where it has been recorded from New York to Florida, west to Colorado and Texas.

Three-spotted lady beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Axion
Species:	A. tripustulatum
Binomial name
Axion tripustulatum (De Geer, 1775)
Synonyms
Coccinella tripustulata De Geer, 1775 Chilocorus verrucatus Melsheimer, 1847 Axion incompletus Nunenmacher, 1911

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5-7 mm. Adults are black with a pale area at the anterolateral angle of pronotum. The elytron has a red or yellow subhumeral spot and a small sutural area.^[4]