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Kidney-spot ladybird

Chilocorus renipustulatus

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

Small ladybird 3-5 mm with a very round-domed shape.

Habitat:

Often found on trunks, branches and twigs rather than leaves.
I found it on a blackberry

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
arlanda
twice stabbed lady beetle! What a nice name!
jprat001
ive also heard of it as the 'twice stabbed lady beetle', a beneficial insect for the garden

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PublishedSeptember 5, 2011

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