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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles (Cucujoidea) » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Paranaemia » Striped Lady Beetle (Paranaemia vittigera)
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Lady beetle ? - Paranaemia vittigera
Copyright © 2008 Beth Sands

Lady beetle ? - Paranaemia vittigera
Livermore, Alameda County, California, USA
July 22, 2008
Size: 1/4"
This is the first time that I have come across one of these striped fellows . It has a ladybug face and body type . It was busily eating on a spent Cat-tail water reed seed head . I found it along a creek busy with life , but I only saw 1 . I will continue looking tomorrow for more . Thanks for any comments , sincerely Beth

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Contributed by Beth Sands on 22 July, 2008 - 8:51pm
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Striped lady beetle, Paranaemia vittigera. Think I spelled it right. Data page shows this to be a west coast species.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 22 July, 2008 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

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