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Red Chilocorus (Chilocorus circumdatus)
Photo#190582
Copyright © 2008
Jason W.
Beetle and pupa -
Chilocorus circumdatus
Apopka, Orange County, Florida, USA
June 13, 2008
**Notice the small insects on the back. The plant was covered with scale. Could the be attacking it?**
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Contributed by
Jason W.
on 13 June, 2008 - 10:19pm
Last updated 29 October, 2014 - 1:21pm
hitchhiking mites
Hope you don't mind that I cropped this image for a better view of the beetle and its passengers.
Chilocorus
are often hosts to mites, and
C. circumdatus
is especially prone to them. (I had a reference and can't find it at the moment...)
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Abigail Parker
, 4 September, 2009 - 10:37pm
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Chilocorus sp
...i guess. and yes, it does feed on scales
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v belov
, 14 June, 2008 - 12:27am
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