Spotless and shiny with a funky pattern on the pronotum that makes up for any lack of spots, Cycloneda polita is found through southern BC and west to the east slope of the Rockies. The term ladybird originated in the Middle Ages. They were called "beetle of our Lady", referring to Mary (the virgin) as she was just about always dressed in red in religious paintings. The other origin of the name comes from the Catholic farmers praying to Mary for help with crops and when the beetles arrived and did help by chowing down on the aphids and other crop pests, the farmers referred to them as "our lady's beetle". (from "All things Catholic" and "English Stack Exchange"
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