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Large orange & black ladybird-like beetle - Labidomera clivicollis
Copyright © 2009 Mark Fox

Large orange & black ladybird-like beetle - Labidomera clivicollis
Honey Island Swamp, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, USA
September 1, 2009
Size: ~12mm
Found this today, and have had a bunch of mixed thoughts about its identity. Combination of size, color, antenna shape, and locale don't match anything I was able to find in the guide. In the wild it was just chilling on top of a leaf, partially hidden by another leaf, at about eye height. Whatever it is, it sure is snazzy looking!

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Contributed by Mark Fox on 1 September, 2009 - 7:35pm

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