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14 Spot Ladybird

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

about 3mm, some type of ladybeetle, the back of it looks like a smiling face

Habitat:

urban garden

Notes:

I spotted this at Oak Hall. I brought it home to photograph and try to get an ID. The last 3 photos were on my arm. I put in the photo with it beside my watch for scale.

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Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

Species ID Suggestions

14 Spot Ladybird

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

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CaseyRobinson
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Comments (8)
Dan Doucette
Yes, very much. Some say it looks like an anchor as well, which I can see but my first thought was smiling face.
Dan Doucette
Thanks Casey for the ID and Ashish for confirmation. Thanks Carolina and Yulia for the interesting comparisons.
Ashish
Yes its Propylea quattuordecimpunctata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propylea_quatuordecimpunctata
Dan Doucette
Yeah, I didn't notice either until I started to photograph it.
CaseyRobinson
Wow that one has really cool markings, I didn't notice that before.

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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PublishedJuly 28, 2011

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