Hippodamia variegata
Spotted Amber Ladybird at Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Hippodamia variegata | AlisonMilton | 26 Aug 2026 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 26 Aug 2026 |
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7 comments
26 Aug 2026
@ajay Hi ajay, hate to disappoint you but I think exotic means it is not native but not uncommon in this case.
27 Aug 2026
@arjay and I presumed that sometimes this is not a good thing. Not sure about this beetle though :-)
27 Aug 2026
As a general principle I assume anything exotic isn't necessarily good. However none of my vegetables or fruit are native and they are certainly useful. And we keep them under control. There are a whole bunch of plants and some animals that I happily zap because they are not useful or needed.
27 Aug 2026
Arjay Sorry I probably just misunderstand your comment about knowing it was exotic
27 Aug 2026
Not a problem. There are two things generally it is nice to know. Actual species name is nice. Plus whether it is an Australian native or an import. Basically if it is an import and not terribly useful then as far as I am concerned it is on the hit list.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- arjay NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hippodamia variegata Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
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