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Spotless Ladybird Beetle
Cycloneda sanguinea
33.8071, -118.094
Field Notes
Description:
Ladybird beetle with spotless elytra (wing covers) ranging from orange to deep red. Pronotum (black shield above head) may be used to identify both species and sex: the two white dots are characteristic of species, the white line down the center only appears on males.
Habitat:
Widest ranging ladybird in Latin America - from Southern U.S. to Argentina. East to the Cayman islands. May be found on the Galapagos. Often appears milkweeds eating aphids, but may be found on other host plants.
Notes:
All information from linked sources.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedNovember 2, 2014
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