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Yellow ladybug on zucchini plant (which has some kind of fungus on it).
This is in my own suburban backyard vegetable patch.
There were at least 5.
Your observations about your spotting are very useful. This ladybird beetle is also called the "fungus-eating ladybird beetle." http://www.terrain.net.nz/friends-of-te-...