Hippodamia variegata

Spotted Amber Ladybird at Mount Majura

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Identification history

	Hippodamia variegata	26 Feb 2024	AlisonMilton
	Unverified	26 Feb 2024	MPW

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All were on Fleabane. Prolific mating / breeding, Adult Beetles + Larval instars. Feeding on Aphids (sucking fleabane sap). Please Refer to Barb's Post earlier today. Same phenomenon. We were removing Fleabane invasive weed. Conflict of interest here with Native Ladybird Beetles....

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abread111 wrote:

26 Feb 2024

The second photo looks like a different species, I think. Barb

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Location information

Coordinates 149.168469 -35.228266
Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

101 - 1,000 Abundance
26 Feb 2024 12:11 PM Recorded on
MPW Recorded by
Collections
MPW Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

Fleabane Weed Associated plant
Aphids, Heaps of them Associated animal
5mm to 12mm Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour
Alive / healthy Animal health
Waiting for prey to capture Insect behaviour on flower

Species information

Hippodamia variegata Scientific name
Spotted Amber Ladybird Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1189.2m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania