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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Dusky Lady Beetles (Scymnini) » Scymnus
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Little Black Beetle - Scymnus
Copyright © 2006 Chuck Entz

Little Black Beetle - Scymnus
Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 16, 2006
Size: 1/8 inch
On White Sage (Salvia apiana) in my front yard.

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Contributed by Chuck Entz on 17 April, 2006 - 6:03am
Last updated 19 December, 2009 - 5:09pm

Lady beetle.
Most likely this is a lady beetle, family Coccinellidae, possibly a Scymnus species. The vast majority of lady beetles are very small like this, and not ornately marked.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 April, 2006 - 3:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I've been wondering for a while why I haven't seen the adults for these:
Looks like this is one.
… Chuck Entz, 18 April, 2006 - 7:41am login or register to post comments

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