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Kidney-spot ladybird

Chilocorus renipustulatus

Description:

Small ladybird 3-5 mm with a very round-domed shape.

Habitat:

Often found on trunks, branches and twigs rather than leaves. I found it on a blackberry


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3 Comments

arlanda
arlanda a year ago

twice stabbed lady beetle! What a nice name!

jprat001
jprat001 a year ago

ive also heard of it as the 'twice stabbed lady beetle', a beneficial insect for the garden

ceherzog
ceherzog a year ago

Very striking!

Tapia de Casariego, Asturias, Spain

Lat: 43.55, Long: -6.99

Spotted on Sep 5, 2011
Submitted on Sep 5, 2011

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