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coccinellid sp.

This is an immature lady beetle, called a larva. It feeds voraciously on aphids and other small insects. 

Order: Coleoptera
Family: Coccinellidae
Species: probably Coccinella septempunctata

Photograph: © 2015 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 2 July 2015
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co. (45o39'32" N 111o04'21" W)