Rodolia cardinalis
Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird at Acton, ACT
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| Rodolia cardinalis | 16 Dec 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 15 Dec 2025 | TimL |
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User's notes
The mating beetles were sighted on the side of a concrete retaining wall, with the final image showing the correct orientation. Both beetles together were less than 10mm.
3 comments
16 Dec 2025
@MichaelMulvaney Hi Michael, I looked at this yesterday and looking on iNaturalist, I don't this is right. I think it is more likely Novius cardinalis. See https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1065202-Novius-cardinalis
16 Dec 2025
@MichaelMulvaney Thanks, but the markings look different but I guess there are variations
Location information
- Coordinates 149.110118-35.277613
- Altitude 598.0m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 14 Dec 2025 02:08 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- TimL NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Rodolia cardinalis Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Rodolia cardinalis Scientific name
- Vedalia Beetle or Cardinal Ladybird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 821m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Vedalia cardinalis
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