Harmonia conformis

Common Spotted Ladybird at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

	Harmonia conformis	21 Nov 2017	KimPullen
	Unverified	18 Nov 2017	AlisonMilton

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User's notes

This bug has attacked every plum on my tree. The tree has never been attacked by bugs previously.

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

21 Nov 2017

Hi Alison, this is the pupa of one of the common Canberra ladybirds that prey on aphids and other small insects. So it's not the plum culprit.

AlisonMilton wrote:

21 Nov 2017

Hi Kim, I thought it was a Ladybird larvae. In the photo it is clearly attached tot he plum and I found at least two others firmly attached to plums also, though perhaps they were feeding on something inside the plums.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.029412 -35.238138
Altitude 611.3m
Places Higgins, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
18 Nov 2017 11:54 AM Recorded on
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

Plum tree Associated plant

Species information

Harmonia conformis Scientific name
Common Spotted Ladybird Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1421.54m Recorded at altitude
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