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Photo by Rosa Maria
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Field Notes

Description:

This little ladybird was on a young Live Oak. We were planting trees in the backyard so I removed him from the tree just to be safe while we transported it and planted it. Before I placed the ladybird on a newly planted tree I checked his underside. It is mostly all red underneath. I think it is from the Chilocorus genus, but unsure of the species. I was thinking about Chilocorus cacti?

Habitat:

Open field

Notes:

Picture was taken in Orlando, FL.

Species ID Suggestions

twicestabbed lady beetle

Chilocorus stigma

Reference Link
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Comments (3)
Rosa Maria
I put up a third picture up with a close up, but don't have any pictures of the head, but you can kind of see the pronotum. It also kind of looks like it was eating the lichen? I don't think I saw any white, but I could wrong. :/
ForestDragon
Or a less common color variation of the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis): http://bugguide.net/node/view/70564
ForestDragon
Do you have any shots of the protonum and head? Consider, perhaps the Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (Olla v-nigrum): http://bugguide.net/node/view/8874

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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Ladybug Lovers
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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Insects of Florida
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Insects and Arachnids of Florida
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PublishedMay 6, 2014

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