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Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle

Psyllobora vigintimaculata

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Description:

Gold, brown and white ladybug only 2 mm long. The pronotum hangs over the head and is clear.

Habitat:

Rose in landscaped garden.

2 Species ID Suggestions

+1
Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 10 years ago
Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus Verbasci Species Anthrenus verbasci - Varied Carpet Beetle - BugGuide.Net
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Noveira_Starsong
Noveira_Starsong 7 years ago
20-spotted ladybeetle
Psyllobora vigintimaculata


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6 Comments

alina
alina 10 years ago

cool spotting!

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CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 10 years ago

Thank you for the suggestion, Braulio Alejandro Rivas Tapia. It was confirmed to be Psyllobora vigintimaculata.

Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 10 years ago

Or isn´t? Maybe I was wrong.

Braulio Rivas Tapia
Braulio Rivas Tapia 10 years ago

Nice!
Looks like a Carpet Beetle!
In fact, I think it is!
I´ll suggest you now!

Noah Ranger
CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 10 years ago

Hi Laura, this is my first time spotting it. I too like the colors.

Laura33
Laura33 10 years ago

I've never seen this kind and I like the colors

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CindyBinghamKeiser
Spotted by
CindyBinghamKeiser

Escondido, California, USA

Spotted on May 17, 2013
Submitted on May 17, 2013

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