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Variable Ladybird Beetle

Coelophora inaequalis

Description:

Body length 5mm The ladybirds are bright orange-yellow in colour with four various pattern black dot on each wing-covers. There is a black line at the meeting edges of the wing-covers. The dot patterns are various between individual.

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7 Comments

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 11 years ago

Thanks Jeannette

Jeannette
Jeannette 11 years ago

Beautiful :)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Eyes and Antennas are so cute....!!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

After checking this one out around the web I'm impressed with just how variable it is. Amazing.

PaoloCo
PaoloCo 11 years ago

Nice shot

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

to find more on this little beetle... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelophora_...

OnengDyah
OnengDyah 11 years ago

Cute...

MacChristiansen
Spotted by
MacChristiansen

4873, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on May 21, 2012
Submitted on May 21, 2012

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