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Purlple LadyBug? Well looks like a ladybug anyway... any hints that would help me identify this bug?
I have added a link i found of a similar beetle although the colors are not right (Ischyrus quadripunctatus) several other posible ones.. still cannot get neither the color nor the shape right
I did not found a match for Alticini, neither Colombia nor Ecuador and Peru. Sorry, cannot help you more.
Oh, I didn't see that Michael was here in the meanwhile. I usually have a lot of open windows for switching from one to the other but usually do not make a refresh of the page. In my eyes both are not the ones. The second one is probably from South Africa?
Chrysomelidae sounds right...
here are to possible outcomes....
MichaelGeiser suggestion: http://www.americaninsects.net/b/alagoas...
Bayucca suggestion: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XAR6VmlPdSg/Ty...
thanks for the suggestions... could you please comment on both options?
The spots on the wings are also different. All in all i strange ladybug, but a nice beetle.
Ischyrus quadripunctatus? I have added a tag with a link to bugguide. However, the colors are not right
You could add this to the Rare Color Morphs mission if this is indeed a ladybug!
Spotted on Feb 19, 2012
Submitted on Feb 19, 2012
