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Lady Beetle

Coccinellidae

Notes:

These green lady beetles would show up every night at the light sheet at Pico Bonito.

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18 Comments

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks ceherzog, Gerardo and Seema!

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

b'ful bug :)
I hv seen these kind on eucalyptus leaves

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 11 years ago

Wonderful spot !

ceherzog
ceherzog 11 years ago

Exquisite!

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks TiekoS and Leana!

Looks like ancient celadon ceramic, only nicer :) Love it!

Agree with Yuko too! Very nice spotting and photo Tom!

RiekoS
RiekoS 11 years ago

I agree with Yuko. It looks like glazed ceramic Beetle.
Very beautiful.

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks Loslo and Leuba. A giant garden sculpture of one of these would scare all the aphids away:-)

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 11 years ago

Oh, Tom - what a spotting !! would love to have one of these as a giant garden sculpture...truly lovely.

Loslo64
Loslo64 11 years ago

A beautiful little jewel.

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks Keith, Yuko and Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Very nice!

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Beautiful lady beetle! So shiny and looks like a ceramic bowl.

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Incredible!

Tom15
Tom15 11 years ago

Thanks Dixie and Lauren. These beetles were common at the light sheet, but I never found one on a plant, so they do blend in well.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

Wonderful! They must be impossible to find on a plant!

Dixie
Dixie 11 years ago

Really nice!

Tom15
Spotted by
Tom15

Olanchito, Honduras

Spotted on Mar 21, 2011
Submitted on Feb 24, 2013

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