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Squash Lady Beetle
Epilachna borealis
40.7839, -73.2
Field Notes
Description:
Large Lady Beetle with orange coloration. Elytron with seven black spots each. Protonum usually with four black spots. Feeds on cucurbits (squash, cucumber, etc.). Not an insect eater! Picture 5 shows common feeding habit and the damage done to the leaf.
Habitat:
Suburban garden, feeding on the Zucchini plants.
Notes:
One of the largest Lady Beetles I have ever seen.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedOctober 4, 2013
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