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Coccinella sp.
Ladybird~ coccinella sp. ~ Coccinelle ~ Devouring an Aphid on a leaf of Sodom's Apple ~ Calotropis procera ~ Roostertree ~ Milkweed ~ in Cairo, Egypt
Rachid, I could swear, that I have seen 7 spots, no I see all of a sudden 11. Must be the Champagne we had this evening... ;-)
You certaily are right, it is Coccinella undecimpunctata.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinella_...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/285035
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Interesting first spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing.
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Thank You bayucca for the welcome note and for moving it to the Arthropod category.
Please note that the species is not consistent with septmpunctata. for there are two major differences the count is not 7 points and the color is brownish yellow. I even have doubts about the genus being Coccinella perhaps a Psyllobora ?
Welcome to Project Noah, rachidH.
This is a great spotting. I like how the other aphids still not trying to escape.
Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae, Coccinella septempunctata.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachievenor...
I moved this spotting to the category arthropods or you.
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Spotted on Nov 20, 2013
Submitted on Jan 2, 2014
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