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Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

A tiny beetle; about 4mm long; very dark almost black with four orange spots and some white fur (setae) on most parts of the body.

Habitat:

On acacia leaf in open parkland.

Notes:

Yet to search for this ID.

Species ID Suggestions

Pine Ladybird

Exochomus quadripustulatus
SanjaySaklani
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Comments (1)
Mark Ridgway
Hi Sanjay. Your suggestion doesn't seem close to me. Exochomus quadripustulatus has red markings on black and in very different locations. It also shows no sign of setae and is actually very shiny. Here is a link to show the difference http://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id139050/

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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PublishedDecember 30, 2012

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