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Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua ladybug
Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua
37.8564, -122.298
Field Notes
Description:
I spotted this ladybug eating aphids on dandelions in Aquatic Park Berkeley. I thought is was a regular convergent ladybug, but noticed that the "eye spots" were dots and not slants. The Lost Ladybug Project identified it as a sub-species of the Five-spotted Lady Beetle (Hippodamia quinquesignata). Apparently the species is confined to the west coast, west of the Sierra / Cascade mountains.
Habitat:
Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA dandelion plant.
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Photographed
PublishedSeptember 22, 2011
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