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On winterfat(?) feeding on aphids with larvae present as well.
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On winterfat(?) feeding on aphids with larvae present as well.
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Seems to be a spotless ladybug, but not sure which one. Doesn't appear to be Cycloneda saguinea or Cyclineda polita.
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Seems to be a spotless ladybug, but not sure which one. Doesn't appear to be Cycloneda saguinea or Cyclineda polita.
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Seems to be a spotless ladybug, but not sure which one. Doesn't appear to be Cycloneda saguinea or Cyclineda polita.
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"""Today Sunday June 14 about 140pm I went to El Dorado Regional Park in Long beach CA. to observe some ant activity in area 2. ""I then went to area 3 where I found the California Ladybeetle (Coccinella californica) on May 12 2015 to see if I could find any more specimens of this once common native ladybird beetle. Looking again on the invasive Black Mustard plants Brassica negra there were many white powdery cabbage aphids Brevicoryne brassicae and an unidentified green aphid. Feeding on these aphids were both adults and larvae of three lady beetles the invasive 7spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata),the native Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) and the invasive Mutispotted/multicolored Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis). The Seven spotted and Convergent ladybeetles were about equally numerous the Asian lady beetle somewhat less. ""On one mustard plant I saw what appeared to be another California lady beetle (Coccinella californica),though very similar in appearance it turned out to be another long lost ladybug the unspotted California form of the native nine spotted lady beetle (Coccinella novemnotata) this form is also known as (C.n.franciscana). ""I should mention many of the black mustards at this site had large numbers of the Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) feeding on them,this bug is an invasive crop pest from the Middle East, and the lady beetles apparently had no impact on them it seems. Cheers."" - Mike Martinez Observation by Mike Martinez, photos by Kim Moore, sent to nature@nhm.org."
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"""Today Sunday June 14 about 140pm I went to El Dorado Regional Park in Long beach CA. to observe some ant activity in area 2. ""I then went to area 3 where I found the California Ladybeetle (Coccinella californica) on May 12 2015 to see if I could find any more specimens of this once common native ladybird beetle. Looking again on the invasive Black Mustard plants Brassica negra there were many white powdery cabbage aphids Brevicoryne brassicae and an unidentified green aphid. Feeding on these aphids were both adults and larvae of three lady beetles the invasive 7spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septempunctata),the native Convergent lady beetle (Hippodamia convergens) and the invasive Mutispotted/multicolored Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis). The Seven spotted and Convergent ladybeetles were about equally numerous the Asian lady beetle somewhat less. ""On one mustard plant I saw what appeared to be another California lady beetle (Coccinella californica),though very similar in appearance it turned out to be another long lost ladybug the unspotted California form of the native nine spotted lady beetle (Coccinella novemnotata) this form is also known as (C.n.franciscana). ""I should mention many of the black mustards at this site had large numbers of the Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) feeding on them,this bug is an invasive crop pest from the Middle East, and the lady beetles apparently had no impact on them it seems. Cheers."" - Mike Martinez Observation by Mike Martinez, photos by Kim Moore, sent to nature@nhm.org."
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We found this while we were hiking around Northstar, just a day after the Sagehen bioblitz.
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We found this while we were hiking around Northstar, just a day after the Sagehen bioblitz.
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We found this while we were hiking around Northstar, just a day after the Sagehen bioblitz.
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We believe we have found an established population. At least four different adults were observed, at three different spots in one park. We also found a number of larvae (>4 total) nearby each adult. On one plant, we found no less than: two adults, two larvae, and two egg deposits. Exact locations are known, but obscured due to conservation status. Please contact us to request this data.
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We believe we have found an established population. At least four different adults were observed, at three different spots in one park. We also found a number of larvae (>4 total) nearby each adult. On one plant, we found no less than: two adults, two larvae, and two egg deposits. Exact locations are known, but obscured due to conservation status. Please contact us to request this data.
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We believe we have found an established population. At least four different adults were observed, at three different spots in one park. We also found a number of larvae (>4 total) nearby each adult. On one plant, we found no less than: two adults, two larvae, and two egg deposits. Exact locations are known, but obscured due to conservation status. Please contact us to request this data.
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We believe we have found an established population. At least four different adults were observed, at three different spots in one park. We also found a number of larvae (>4 total) nearby each adult. On one plant, we found no less than: two adults, two larvae, and two egg deposits. Exact locations are known, but obscured due to conservation status. Please contact us to request this data.
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Another Nine-spotted Ladtbug was also spotted here. Check it out https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1758601