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12-spotted Lady Beetle

Epilachna sp

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

small beetle

Habitat:

montane rainforest

Notes:

Spotted in Gunung Gede national park.

Species ID Suggestions

12-spotted Lady Beetle

Epilachna indica

Comments (5)

Found matching images as "Epilachna admirabilis" - but this seems to be a wrong ID: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/263090773_fig1_FIGURE-1-Epilachna-admirabilis-a-d-Dorsal-view-e-lateral-view-b-c-anterior Epilachnini are a difficult group . . . and I fear we cannot even give genus level IDs from photos in future, after I have read this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27651424
Okay bayucca I've changed it back to just the genus.
Dan, we maybe have to go back to Epilachna sp. or Epilachna cf. indica: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16086459
Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae, Epilachnini, Epilachna sp. and rather Epilachna indica than Epilachna admirabilis, which would usually have much larger spots: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ndEKR28-M_g/UJtTENo_gEI/AAAAAAAABPc/LHShZH529ec/s1600/IMG_6649_w.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gAtoVEpg0sI/U4kzNK5fQ1I/AAAAAAAAFgw/VGSP0Ob3Az0/s1600/Photo24.jpg

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