A Polished Lady Beetle in Kent Co., Maryland (9/21/2015). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/20/2018).

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/20/2018).

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/13/2013).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1191733 - Psn: 35)

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/9/2014). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.

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Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/17/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1191314 - Psn: 44)

Polished Lady Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/17/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Polished Lady Beetle feeding on aphids in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/20/2020).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 406482 - Psn: 45)

Polished Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/14/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 1280026 - Psn: 45)

Polished Lady Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/14/2025). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/8/2018).

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2020).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/14/2022). (c) Lindsay D. Loyd, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 746077 - Psn: 55)

Polished Lady Beetle in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/14/2022). (c) Lindsay D. Loyd, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1139144 - Psn: 55)

Polished Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (6/18/2016).

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (10/23/2017).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/3/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1163135 - Psn: 65)

Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/3/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/29/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 487820 - Psn: 66)

Polished Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/29/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/5/2017).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (5/27/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2021). (c) epic2112, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 394127 - Psn: 78)

Polished Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/12/2021). (c) epic2112, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Polished Lady Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 847174 - Psn: 78)

Polished Lady Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Polished Lady Beetle found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/27/2016).

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A late instar larva of a Polished Lady Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (8/23/2014). Confirmed by James Bailey/iNaturalist.

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Polished Lady Beetle in Howard Co., Maryland (6/5/2021). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 399875 - Psn: 185)

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Polished Lady Beetle in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Shannon Schade, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1393662 - Psn: 200)

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Polished Lady Beetle in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/26/2025). (c) Sue Muller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Kent Co., Maryland (9/21/2015). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

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A Polished Lady Beetle in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/31/2007). Verified by Ethan Kistler/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/20/2018). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Polished Lady Beetle in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/13/2013). Media by Jim Brighton.

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Polished Lady Beetle in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/4/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

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Polished Lady Beetle in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/17/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.

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Polished Lady Beetle in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/8/2018). View Record Details Media by Wayne Longbottom.

A Polished Lady Beetle in Washington Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

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Polished Lady Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (6/18/2016). View Record Details Media by Bill Keim.

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Polished Lady Beetle in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/13/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Polished Lady Beetle found by students at Jemicy School in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/27/2016). View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A late instar larva of a Polished Lady Beetle in Harford Co., Maryland (8/23/2014). Confirmed by James Bailey/iNaturalist. View Record Details Media by Bill Keim.

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Cycloneda munda

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Cycloneda
Species:	C. munda
Binomial name
*Cycloneda munda* (Say, 1835)
Synonyms
Coccinella munda Say, 1835 Cycloneda atra Casey, 1899 Coccinella krikkeni Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1982

Cycloneda munda, known generally as the polished lady beetle or immaculate ladybird beetle, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It is found in Eastern North America.^[1]

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 3.7-5.7 mm. The pronotum is black with pale lateral spot. The elytron is reddish yellow.^[5]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Cycloneda munda Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
^ "Cycloneda munda species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
^ "Cycloneda munda". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
^ "Cycloneda munda Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
^ Gordon, Robert D. (1985). "The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America north of Mexico" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 93 (1). The New York Entomological Society: 1–916. Retrieved August 4, 2025.

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Taxon identifiers
Cycloneda munda	Wikidata: Q14930931 Wikispecies: Cycloneda munda BioLib: 535651 BOLD: 264748 BugGuide: 8745 EoL: 1174425 EPPO: CYCNMU GBIF: 1043104 iNaturalist: 55489 ITIS: 692580 NatureServe: 2.746751 NCBI: 1495783 Open Tree of Life: 3355359

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Polished Lady Beetle

Cycloneda munda (Say, 1835)

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