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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Curinus » Metallic Blue Lady Beetle (Curinus coeruleus)
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Black Ladybug. - Curinus coeruleus
Copyright © 2010 Lee-ann Dunton

Black Ladybug. - Curinus coeruleus
Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA
June 19, 2010
Size: About 6mm
First time I've ever seen an almost-entirely black ladybug.
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Contributed by Lee-ann Dunton on 28 June, 2010 - 11:22am
Last updated 20 March, 2012 - 10:25am

Moved
Moved from Curinus.
… Abigail Parker, 20 March, 2012 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chilocorinae.
… Abigail Parker, 20 March, 2012 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

doesn't look too much like Cladis nitidula, I think
Having seen specimens of C. nitidula in person, I don't think that's what this is. It lacks the multicolor iridescence of that species. On the other hand, Curinus coeruleus is a common species in Florida and this is a dead ringer for it.
… Abigail Parker, 20 March, 2012 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… Abigail Parker, 15 June, 2011 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

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… Ken Schneider, 14 July, 2010 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

This looks
very much like Cladis nitidula, a West indian species not known to occur in Florida. If you have the specimen or run across another I'd very much like to examine it. My contact information is under my profile.
… Michael C. Thomas, 30 June, 2010 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

 
also like Curinus coeruleus
We have that in Florida:
… Abigail Parker, 14 July, 2010 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

 
I was actually on in Florida
I was actually on in Florida for vacation, so I won't be back anytime soon. That's very interesting though.
… Lee-ann Dunton, 30 June, 2010 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

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