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Eighteen-spotted Ladybird

Myrrha octodecimguttata

Description:

About 5-8 mm big-about ladybugs size, red with white/cream spots.

Habitat:

Europe. Pine and willow trees.

1 Species ID Suggestions

injica
injica 10 years ago
Eighteen-spotted Ladybird
Myrrha octodecimguttata Eighteen-spotted Ladybird


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4 Comments

Ursula
Ursula 10 years ago

you're right! i haven't noticed that before, but the spots are entirely different ...

injica
injica 10 years ago

Sorry, correction again, I believe it looks more like Myrrha octodecimguttata than Calvia quatuordecimguttata!

Ursula
Ursula 10 years ago

thank you, injica!

injica
injica 10 years ago

Hm interesting, don't have so much time right now to check it by myself, but it could be Harmonia quadripunctata ... try to find some var and see if it fits

Ursula
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Ursula

Croatia

Spotted on Jul 28, 2013
Submitted on Aug 8, 2013

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