Unidentified lady beetle at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Coccinellidae (family) | 29 Dec 2020 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 29 Dec 2020 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Not sure about this one. Has the shape of a lady beetle but suspect a leaf beetle. Lots of larvae crawling around on the same tree trunk and clustered together in notches. Some look about to transform and I suspect they may be the larvae of this beetle. Will keep an eye on them.
2 comments
KimPullen
wrote:
29 Dec 2020
This beetle is teneral - its cuticle hasn't yet hardened and coloured up after it emerged from the pupa.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
29 Dec 2020
Ahh, thanks. I saw some examples of the common spotted lady beetle that said teneral, but wasn't sure what that meant.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029320-35.238175
- Altitude 541.3m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Dec 2020 10:05 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) AlisonMilton
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Coccinellidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified lady beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1197.63m Recorded at altitude
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