Coccinellidae (family)

Unidentified lady beetle at Higgins, ACT

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Identification history

	Coccinellidae (family)	29 Dec 2020	KimPullen
	Unverified	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.

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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 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

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