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Lady beetle - Chilocorus cacti
Copyright © 2008 Jason Wagner

Lady beetle - Chilocorus cacti
Sanford, Orange County, Florida, USA
December 16, 2008
Chilocorus cacti or Twice stabbed lady beetle? Or maybe something differant, don't know how to tell the differance...

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Contributed by Jason Wagner on 16 December, 2008 - 6:35pm
Last updated 17 December, 2008 - 7:47am

C. cacti
based on venter being mostly red execpt for prosternum (see descriptions on genus info page).

Nice series, including venter and dorsal under elytra.

First proven east coast C. cacti too!
… Tim R. Moyer, 16 December, 2008 - 9:32pm login or register to post comments

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