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Eleven-spotted Ladybird Beetles

Coccinella undecimpunctata

Photo by Bernadette S
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Field Notes

Description:

Caper bushes are in bloom and covered in ladybirds!

Habitat:

spotted in a coastal desert wadi

Notes:

The Jebeleyya Bedouin call these beetles 'uwaynat umm sulayman' (eye of Sulayman's mother).

Reference Links:

Coccinella undecimpunctata

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Comments (3)
Bernadette S
Thanks! I'm kicking myself for not bringing my macro lens on my hike though. Next time. :-)

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PublishedApril 27, 2013

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