![]() | Striped Ladybird Face | Striped Ladybird Pre-winter Huddle | ![]() | |||
Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | ||||
Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
Family: | Ladybird (Coccinellidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
Species: | Striped Ladybird (Micraspis furcifera) | ||||
This Photo: | On Saltbush | ||||
Thank you Reiner Richter & Mark Hura for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere ~5mm long. Pale yellow lady bug with black stripes. Or is it black with yellow stripes ?-) We can't tell the difference between the genders, but one we captured laid eggs in the pot, so knew was female. The eggs are yellow, about 1.5mm long, laid vertically. We were surprised when photographing the female that she has emarginate eyes! We have photgraphed them in Jan, Feb, May, Nov & Dec. | |||||
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