A Leaf-eating Ladybird at Quaama, NSW
Identification history
| Unidentified | 14 Nov 2019 | FionaG |
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User's notes
28 spot lady beetle larvae
4 comments
JackieMiles
wrote:
17 Dec 2019
Do you recall which of your veges they were feeding on? The one that specialises in cucurbits (zucchini, cucumber, pumpkin etc) is identified at Epilachna sumbana on Canberra Nature Map. We had it on our cucs last season in large numbers. There's another species that goes more for Solanum family things.
JackieMiles
wrote:
17 Dec 2019
In that case we can probably upgrade the ID to E. sumbana. I tried comparing your photo with ours but the angle was different so I couldn't be positive it was the same critter.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.897150-36.470059
- Places Quaama, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 13 Jan 2012 03:40 PM Recorded on
- FionaG Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Lady beetles (Coccinellidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) FionaG South Coast NatureMapr
Species information
- Epilachna sumbana Scientific name
- A Leaf-eating Ladybird Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Cosmopolitan
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 805.2m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Henoepilachna sumbana, Epilachna vigintioctopunctata sumbana, E. cucurbitae
