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Type of Ladybird?
Garden, Hibiscus hedge and Convovulus plant mixed. Tropical island.
Added more that I found this morning on the Convovulus (Morning Glory vine). I think.. and it is only a think that they are the same species as the first. I hope that they are. Can mice eat these? I worry.
Thanks Mark.. once again I am grateful for your input.. It is late here for me, will have a look this weekend and do the necessary.
Your added pictures look a different species. It looks like some Chrysomelidae. I think you should make a separate spotting for those. The most obvious difference is the lack of a flange around the base of the elytra.
Mark Ridgway, I found the blog above which says that they have been introduced into New Zealand and Hawaii. I am going to say that it is definitely here and this was one. It was so shy, but I have seen it twice. I must get more photos.
Looks very similar to the 'Steel blue' ladybird (Halmus chalybeus) from Australia which has been introduced to NZ, Hawaii and some other Pacific islands but I can't find clear reference of it in Vanuatu.
http://www.territorioscuola.com/enhanced...
http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybir...
Spotted on Aug 16, 2015
Submitted on Aug 16, 2015
