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Neoharmonia venusta venusta
Small Lady Beetle with black spots and V-shaped marking. Slightly pinkish tint. Is a major predator of the Imported Willow Leaf Beetle - Plagiodera versicolora (larvae and pupae). Imported Willow Leaf Beetle: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/117...
Ornamental Willow tree in a suburban garden.
There were large amounts of adult Imported Willow Leaf Beetles in this tree. I actually spotted them a few days earlier. I am not surprised to find a predator of them here, though this is the first time that I can recall seeing this Lady Beetle species. I believe this is the first spotting of this species listed on Project Noah.
Spotted on Jun 23, 2012
Submitted on Jul 15, 2012
3 Comments
Never saw this before here cool ladybug!
Thank you Mayra!
Lovely!!!