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Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Very small beetle estimated 0.8mm length; dark reddish brown elytra with 4 yellow spots towards the front; pronotum darker brown to black; black head.

Habitat:

This one exploring the new fruit of the Bluebell creeper in a suburban garden.

Notes:

to de ID'd

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Hi alhjones - I'll need to look for variation on that as this one is brown with 4 yellow spots and looks quite shiny
Alj
Yellow shouldered ladybird perhaps

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Beetles of Southeastern Australia
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2012

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