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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Exochomus » Exochomus subrotundus
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blackish Lady Beetle with reddish markings on Goosefoot - Exochomus subrotundus
Copyright © 2011 Emile

blackish Lady Beetle with reddish markings on Goosefoot - Exochomus subrotundus
Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 6, 2011
Size: ~ 3 mm
Found a few of these on Goosefoot (Chenopodium).

Looks a LOT like Exochomus marginipennis, but that is an Eastern species.

There is also the variable E. subrotundus, which is found in California, but its reddish markings appear minimalistic compared to those of E. marginipennis, judging from the few specimens on BugGuide.

Is this an E. subrotundus in E. marginipennis disguise, an adventive E. marginipennis, or ... a completely different species ?

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blackish Lady Beetle with reddish markings on Goosefoot - Exochomus subrotundus blackish Lady Beetle with reddish markings on Goosefoot - Exochomus subrotundus blackish Lady Beetle with reddish markings on Goosefoot - Exochomus subrotundus
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Contributed by Emile on 7 August, 2011 - 3:05pm
Last updated 19 March, 2012 - 10:30am

Exochomus fasciatus ?
Over the years, I keep finding similar specimens at this same locality;
most are similarly patterned, but one has virtually all reddish elytra with two blackish blotches near the elytral apex (similar to ).
All appear to have a completely black pronotum; indicating E. fasciatus.

The lighter patches on the pronotum of the specimen on this page are likely due to its shiny surface.
… Emile, 24 July, 2016 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

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… Abigail Parker, 19 March, 2012 - 10:30am login or register to post comments

Exochomus subrotundus
This is one potential color variation for E. subrotundus, and the slightly paler areas on the pronotum (especially visible in the 2nd image) rule out the most similar Southern CA species, Exochomus fasciatus. This genus is notoriously difficult to judge on external appearance, with many variations within species and subspecies.
… Abigail Parker, 19 March, 2012 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

 
Fantastic, Abigail !
Thanks a lot for figuring this out !
… Emile, 19 March, 2012 - 1:39pm login or register to post comments

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… Abigail Parker, 17 March, 2012 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks a lot for the confirmation & upward move, Abigail !
… Emile, 17 March, 2012 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

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