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Coccinellidae (family)

1 Unidentified lady beetle at Higgins, ACT

Coccinellidae (family) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Coccinellidae (family) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Coccinellidae (family) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Coccinellidae (family) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Coccinellidae (family) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
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Coccinellidae (family) 31 Dec 2020 KimPullen
Unidentified 29 Dec 2020 AlisonMilton

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Larvae protected by sac spiders?

3 comments

KimPullen wrote:
   31 Dec 2020
Alison, it would be interesting to see what species this is. You could keep some pupae in a container and rear them out to adults. If you could carefully chisel a slice of bark (with pupae attached) off the tree, it would avoid damaging the pupae.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   1 Jan 2021
Thanks Kim. I did try to take some samples but as you said,it seemed to damage the pupae. As the tree is in my front yard I have just gone out and managed to peel off a small piece of bark that has several specimens nestled underneath. Let's hope they reach maturity.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   7 Jan 2021
Hi Kim, these larvae have now transformed- 6 January 2021. I've removed some larvae photos to replace with the beetle photos. these little black beetles are also previously identified as unknown lady beetle. at least one is what you previously described as teneral - sighting Coccinellidae sp. (family) (Unidentified lady beetle) so no doubt this same species as it was on the same tree. would some samples of the beetle help to further identify it?

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  • Eucalyptus Associated plant
  • Sac spider? Associated Insect
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
  • Larvae Breeding behaviour

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