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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Axion » Twice-struck Lady Beetle (Axion plagiatum)
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Twice-stabbed Lady beetle ? - Axion plagiatum
Copyright © 2013 Beth Sands

Twice-stabbed Lady beetle ? - Axion plagiatum
Sunol , Sunol Regional Park, Alameda County, California, USA
September 22, 2013
Size: 1/4"
I found these 2 Lady beetles on a Valley Oak tree while looking for galls . Their shells were oily and very shiny so it was hard to get a good photo of . I found a larva nearby to help with i.d.

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Contributed by Beth Sands on 22 September, 2013 - 8:26pm
Last updated 24 September, 2013 - 8:12am

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… Abigail Parker, 24 September, 2013 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

Axion plagiatum
This species is related to the Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle - they're in the same subfamily, Chilocorinae. The placement and size of the red markings, so close to the front of the body, and the extremely convex domed shape are typical of A. plagiatum.

The larval photo is what really clinches the ID for me - the number of spines and the markings on the pronotum are also typical of Axion rather than Chilocorus. (More comments on the larval photo.)
… Abigail Parker, 23 September, 2013 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

I unlinked your images...
...as linking is reserved for pics of the same individual.

I've cross referenced the adults and the larva with thumbnails in the Remarks section.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 22 September, 2013 - 8:32pm login or register to post comments

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