Hippodamia variegata

1 Spotted Amber Ladybird at Paddys River, ACT

Hippodamia variegata at Paddys River, ACT - 16 Jan 2019
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Hippodamia variegata 19 Jan 2019 AlisonMilton
Unidentified 19 Jan 2019 MichaelBedingfield

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On the western side of the Murrumbidgee River, north of Tharwa.

4 comments

   20 Jan 2019
Hi Alison
The spots on these beetles are quite different to my other sighting of Hippodamia variegata. See:
Lady beetle (Coccinellidae) Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) on 16 Jan 2019
??
AlisonMilton wrote:
   20 Jan 2019
Thanks Michael. I will investigate further. I'm still very much a novice but thought I had 'mastered' lady beetles. Perhaps not.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   20 Jan 2019
Hi Michael. I think this identification is correct. The markings seem the same as Lady beetle (Coccinellidae) Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) on 15 Nov 2018 verified by Kim Pullen.
   20 Jan 2019
That's good Alison, I guess that's why it is called "variegata".

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