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Ladybird Beetle immature

Photo by Harsha Singh
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Plants,rocks.

Species ID Suggestions

Tortiose beetle (Chrysomelidae)

Dicranosterna circe

Reference Link
MartinL
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Yellow Ladybird Beetle

Illeis koebelei
keithp2012
1

Comments (11)
Harsha Singh
Thanks martinl. The link seems different. I think Keithp2012 is right. It's a young of a yellow or some other ladybug who is waiting for the colors to mature.
Harsha Singh
hi Leah. I am in that mission and had added this spotting there too. But withdrew it because it was suggested that it is not one.
Leah M
You should join the ladybug mission and post it there...might find some answers.
Harsha Singh
I have no idea on molting of ladybugs. Please tell me when you find what it is.
keithp2012
Could this be a freshly molted ladybug who hasn't gotten it's true color yet? I'm looking for possible beetle species right now.
Harsha Singh
Hi martinl. I don't think it's a tortoise...doesn't look like the one in the picture you suggested. Ashish, albino bug looks a pale and lacks proper dots. Your efforts are appreciated. Please keep working. P.S. this one runs very fast.
Ashish
I feel its kind of Albino Lady bug... a beetle. Reference is from America. http://www.bodyabcs.com/bwp/2007/07/san-diego-bug-invasion/
MartinL
While this is not a match because the dots are not on the elytra, but on the pronotum, I still believe that your beetle is a tortoise beetle and not a ladybird beetle
Ashish
Look like a Lady bug.

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Rare Color Morphs

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PublishedAugust 9, 2011

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