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Poplar Ladybird

Oenopia conglobata

Description:

A pink ladybug

Habitat:

found it in my room

2 Species ID Suggestions

gerr2468
gerr2468 10 years ago
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis Species Harmonia axyridis - Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - BugGuide.Net
Poplar Ladybird
Oenopia conglobata Oenopia conglobata


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2 Comments

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Wow thank you ForestDragon for correcting my mistake. It's great information and it's first time I see this species. You suggestion looks 100% match to me so thanks again I will correct it.

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Hi Faredin, beautiful find! I am pretty sure this is not Harmonia axyridis. They have a much rounder shape and don't come in pink (though they do come in a variety of reds, oranges and yellows).

I did a bit of research and I feel pretty confident that your Lady Beetle is Oenopia conglobata. The common name I provided is what was on Wikipedia for what they are called in Germany. I don't know what they are called in France, sorry.

If you do a Google image search for Oenopia conglobata you will find many pictures. These beetles seem to have some variety in the spotting and a bit in color but the markings on the protonum (the area right behind the head) is pretty consistent as well as the general area of the spots. Take a look and see what you think!

FaredinAliyevski
Spotted by
FaredinAliyevski

Gif-sur-Yvette, Île-de-France, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Sep 27, 2013
Submitted on Sep 29, 2013

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