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Chilocorus cacti
Glossy, black, hemispherical, with two large red spots, one on each elytron (wing cover).
Typical Sonoran Desert with cacti, ocotillo, mesquite, acacia.
This species has been associated with cochineal scale insects.
Spotted on Apr 20, 2010
Submitted on Feb 2, 2013
2 Comments
I've been around cacti my whole life and never knew about this. Thanks for posting and a great shot.
beautiful spotting.