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Cleobora mellyi
A large bright orange Zigzag patterned ladybird beetle found on Acacia. Also called the Tasmanian ladybird, they seem darker further south. This pattern is quite variable.
On Acacia. South Eastern Australia.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zosterops/2... http://www.flickr.com/photos/66925960@N0... http://www.flickr.com/photos/25401497@N0...
Spotted on Sep 3, 2013
Submitted on Sep 3, 2013
4 Comments
Yes the transverse is a lot more common here but I love this bigger one.
Good to know. By the way, the NOAH spotting you linked to below is one of mine. The We have a Lady beetle in Tasmania with broken stripes, called the Transverse Ladybird http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/311... That was what first came to mind when I saw this spotting.
Your tassie ones have a continuous zigzag stripe across the back
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zosterops/2...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/270...
http://www.tasfieldnats.org.au/ExcnPhoto...
Here is one from WA
http://www.australiancritters.com/photos...
Victorian ones are all broken, as far as I can tell.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/164...
Just saw our first one of this season a few days ago.