Ladybug on Dandelion

Two familiar sights-of-spring.

The lady beetle may be a Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (“Coccinella septempunctata”); will submit to BugGuide for possible ID.

The dandelion would be “Taraxacum officinale.”

Insect species page at BugGuide, http://bugguide.net/node/view/3543

Plant species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Taraxacum_officinale&rank=binomial

1 year ago (“Five chairs on a windy day”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2016-05-06
2 years ago (“Macaela”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-05-06
3 years ago (“May apple”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-05-06
4 years ago (“Brazilian plume [flower]”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-05-06
5 years ago (“Pastels in a small space”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-05-06
6 years ago (“Nature’s packaging”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-05-06

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