Spotted Amber Ladybeetle
Dorsal
Striped Ladybird
S6, Adult, dorsal, back
| Spotted Amber Ladybeetle Dorsal | | Striped Ladybird S6, Adult, dorsal, back | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Beetles (Coleoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Ladybird (Coccinellidae) | ||||
| Species: | Spotted Amber Ladybeetle (Hippodamia variegata) | ||||
| This Photo: | Profile | ||||
| Other name: | Variegated Ladybird | ||||
General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere As it's name suggests, a very variable species. Usually with white stripes on it's pronotum, but sometimes not. Introduced from Europe and used as a biological control of cotton aphids in crops, it is now wide spread and an environmental pest. Our apologies for the moth scales interfering with these photo's. They were shed in the container by the previous occupant, not part of this species. | |||||
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