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Rodolia cardinalis
Bright red ladybug with black spots. This one just came out of the white and black pupa.
Pomelo tree in backyard. This beetle is native to Australia.
Spotted on Nov 26, 2013
Submitted on Nov 26, 2013
3 Comments
Thank you Sergio and Aaron!
At first, I was very excited to spot this species since BugGuide didn't have any pics from California but now that it's quite established (in my backyard, anyway), I'm disappointed it's a non-native species.
We have this and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri all over the backyard. Guess I have my own mini-Australia here :)
Sorry it's a non-native but glad you got to see it eclose. I also dig that signature watermark! :-)
Great timing Cindy.