My first ladybug of the year was spotted on the weekend. It was, no surprise, a Multicolored Asian, Harmonia axyridis, which you should expect to see just about everywhere. I also saw very small lady beetle I’m not yet sure of the identification of. But on Monday, I saw half a dozen Two-spotted, Adalia bipunctata, which made me very happy. (See the essay I wrote about these for Humans & Nature.) 
This is the classic form.
This is the black form. Yes, that’s a human neck it’s on.
Backyard and Beyond 
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