Harmonia axyridis can range in color from red-orange to dull cream.
Notes on verification
Well-documented polymorphism in entomological literature; multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, MSU, Purdue extension) confirm wide color range, though exact term 'dull cream' is a paraphrase of typically 'pale yellow' descriptions. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=silver indep_score=0.7 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- An Unusual Finding of a Ladybug on Screening Colonoscopy - PMC (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/multicolored_asian_lady_beetle (corroboration)
- https://extension.entm.purdue.edu/publications/E-237/E-237.html (corroboration)