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There is one spot next to the scutellum that bridges the junction between the two elytra there are two white patches on either side of the scutellum, just above this black scutellar spot. This species typically has seven black spots on its elytra (although it can range from 0 to 9). It can be identified however, by several distinct characteristics.
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Since then, this species has become one of the most common and widespread coccinellid species in the Nearctic range. and Canada, either purposefully or unintentionally in the following years. Populations continued to arise in the eastern U.S. However, this population was thought to have arisen from an accidental release. None of these releases were thought to be successful in creating a natural population until 1973 when an established population was found in Hackensack Meadowland, New Jersey. for biological control of crop threatening aphids.
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septempunctata occurred between 1951 to 1971 in the U.S. Coccinella septempunctata originated in Europe and Asia, but is now found throughout the Middle East, India and North America (U.S.