Coccinellidae (family)
Unidentified lady beetle at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Coccinellidae (family) | KimberiRP | 11 Aug 2022 | |
| Bucolus sp. | SimoneC | 10 Aug 2022 |
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User's notes
Suggested ID based on numerous similar images on https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/5e2a3536-2d8c-40d3-a3af-ce7aa2a241dd#gallery
2 comments
11 Aug 2022
May well be a Bucolus (it resembles Bucolus convexus at https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/big_images/species/bucolConvexusDor.jpg ), but some species of Scymnodes and Telsimia are also similar. A safe identification would require close examination of a specimen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.051500-34.978000
- Altitude 496.2m
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Aug 2022 02:04 PM Recorded on
- SimoneC Recorded by
- Eucalyptus blakelyi Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- SimoneC Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Coccinellidae (family) Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
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7 / 7
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