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Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua ladybug

Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a sub-species of the Five-spotted Lady Beetle (Hippodamia quinquesignata). The species is confined to the west coast, west of the Sierra / Cascade mountains. This is the second ladybug of this species that I have spotted in this location.

Habitat:

Aquatic Park, Berkeley, CA dandelion plant.

Reference Links:

EOL: Coccinellidae, Coccinellidae, Subspecies Hippodamia quinquesignata ambigua - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
misako
Thanks textless--that was the only time it was still enough for me to photograph!
textless
Great shots of it munching on aphids!

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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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