Cream-spot lady beetles (also known as Calvia quatuordecimguttata) can range between orange, brown and black. The protective shell can have spots that range between white, red and black. (iStock) ...

Black spots, the frass of the insects, appear widely across the underside of the leaves as well. Heavy infestations can result in bronzing and drying of leaves.

Dragonflies glimmer in iridescent colors such as cobalt, scarlet, and magenta, flying elegantly with see-through wings.

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A few days ago in the garden, I spotted a small but very attractive insect. It was slim, around three quarters of an inch long and had a striking orange and black pattern that was hard to miss.

Black and orange bugs on milkweed plants are usually milkweed bugs and not box elder bugs. In big enough numbers, they can do significant plant damage. Skip to Article. Set weather.

In fact, the insects get the "multicolored" part of their name from the wide variation in their color, ranging from orange with no spots, orange with spots or almost fully black, Liesch said.

Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists think the spots may affect airflow around their wings.