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Ladybird Bug

Steganocerus multipunctatus

Description:

Small (body length 9mm), ladybird-like, usually with bright orange, evenly spaced spots.

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3 Comments

Mari du Preez
Mari du Preez 11 years ago

will do juan

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi Mary. This is not a beetle (Ladybeetle), is probably a Shield bug (Scutelleridae), please remove it from Beetles of Pretoria mission

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Interesting mimicry! Nice find.

Mari du Preez
Spotted by
Mari du Preez

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on Dec 26, 2012
Submitted on Dec 26, 2012

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