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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae
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Roommates
Copyright © 2009 R. Berg

Roommates
Alameda County, California, USA
December 23, 2009
Strange bedfellows: Coccinella californica (left) and Cycloneda polita (right) found sharing an inside corner of a fallen loquat leaf, sheltered partly by the curl of the leaf and partly by webbing probably constructed by a spider, the morning after a cold night.
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Contributed by R. Berg on 23 December, 2009 - 3:43pm
Last updated 27 June, 2014 - 11:59pm

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… v belov, 27 June, 2014 - 11:59pm login or register to post comments

I like the size comparison here
A few months ago someone submitted a Cycloneda species to ID Request and didn't think it was a lady beetle because it was "too small." This photo would've been a perfect illustration of the relative sizes of Cycloneda and a more "typical" lady beetle - no, they're not all the same size, but clearly these are both lady beetles!

I've been pondering whether this should stay here, or move to subfamily Coccinellinae (which both genera belong to). I think it's better up front, where it's visible to anyone visiting Coccinellidae, rather than buried in a subfamily.
… Abigail Parker, 13 January, 2010 - 11:40am login or register to post comments

 
Similar photo
From 2005:
… R. Berg, 13 January, 2010 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree with placement
Sure, leave it in Coccinellidae.

"Too small," huh? Maybe one day I'll find Hippodamia and Psyllobora on the same leaf, and you can trot them out for evidence whenever someone thinks ladybugs are all the same size.
… R. Berg, 13 January, 2010 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

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