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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Hyperaspidini » Sigil Lady Beetles (Hyperaspis) » Hyperaspis trifurcata
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Lady beetle on cactus with cochineal - Hyperaspis trifurcata
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Lady beetle on cactus with cochineal - Hyperaspis trifurcata
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
December 14, 2009

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Lady beetle on cactus with cochineal - Hyperaspis trifurcata Lady beetle on cactus with cochineal - Hyperaspis trifurcata
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 15 December, 2009 - 1:13pm

Ron how frequently do you find these?
This has become a bit of a "bogey" species for me. I've been checking cochineal stands for nearly 5 years now over Los Angeles and Orange County. There's clearly something I'm missing about the species ecology but right now I don't know what.
… James Bailey, 2 October, 2016 - 1:15pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm pretty much inactive now.
I remember these as being very small - tough to find and hard to shoot.
You may find this interesting:
… Ron Hemberger, 2 October, 2016 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Small!
I've been finding all sorts of 1-2mm beetles on cactus. If these guys are truly 3mm, I think I'd spot them :)

Thanks Ron. Sorry to hear you are inactive.
… James Bailey, 2 October, 2016 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

 
You might find this interesting. Forgot I'd done it...
… Ron Hemberger, 3 October, 2016 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

 
I may have to visit Fullerton Arboretum
I'm convinced.
… James Bailey, 3 October, 2016 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Good hunting!
.
… Ron Hemberger, 3 October, 2016 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

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