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Ladybird beetle

Eriopis connexa

Photo by Sckel
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Field Notes

Description:

Eriopis connexa has an oblong body shape. The base color dark brown to black with yellowish relatively large, separated dots. The pronotum and the elytra (wing covers) have a yellowish margin. Each elytron has three separated dots and the enlargements of the margin, the pronotum two smaller dots and two enlargements of the margin.
Eriopis connexa is a voracious predator of aphids.

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Notes:

Adults are light colored. Over time, this color will darken becoming black with white spots and orange. Typically females are more robust than the males. The female performs posture in a single layer, with an average of 26 eggs per egg. The eggs are elliptical and light yellow color remained so until close to hatching, when they become gray. The incubation period is three days. The larva is elongated body, with their respective regions and with different segmentation abdominal legs and antennae well developed larval stage lasts 14 days. The pupa is initially clear but darkens over time. The entire cycle from egg to adult lasts 21 days.

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Comments (15)

De nada minha amiga :)
Omg. Muito obrigada, Cat. Eu não vi que voce me deu esse scientific name. I'm surprised. I'll search now. ;)
Hej Kel! This might be a Eriopis connexa, but I cant suggest an ID sice I cant find a common name :) A lot written about it are in Spanish or Portuguese :) But with the ID here, I am sure you can do a good reserach. Have a great day!
Thank you, Marta. staccyh e Anne Marie McCaffrey
thanks, beaker. thanks, friend. thanks, RiekoS
How beautiful. Nice shot.
thanks, celestialprincess

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