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title: "Western Polished Lady Beetle"
description: "Cycloneda polita — Insecten en spinnen. Cycloneda polita, known generally as the western blood-red lady beetle, polished ladybug, or western spotless ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/western-polished-lady-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Western Polished Lady Beetle

> Cycloneda polita — Insecten en spinnen. Cycloneda polita, known generally as the western blood-red lady beetle, polished ladybug, or western spotless ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.

- Scientific name: *Cycloneda polita*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8209
- Wikidata: [Q14930930](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14930930)
- iNaturalist taxon: [55492](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/55492)

## Names

- en: Western Polished Lady Beetle

## Countries with the most observations

US (5411), CA (1903)

## Summary

Cycloneda polita, known generally as the western blood-red lady beetle, polished ladybug, or western spotless ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America. It has red elytra without spots and a black thorax marked with a white rim and crescents.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycloneda_polita

## Photo

![Western Polished Lady Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-polished-lady-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Erin Springinotic · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256591452

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-polished-lady-beetle?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).