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Hippodamia variegata

Spotted Amber Ladybird at Black Range, NSW

Hippodamia variegata at Black Range, NSW - 15 Sep 2020 04:23 PM
Hippodamia variegata at Black Range, NSW - 15 Sep 2020 04:23 PM
Hippodamia variegata at Black Range, NSW - 15 Sep 2020 04:23 PM
Hippodamia variegata at Black Range, NSW - 15 Sep 2020 04:23 PM
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Hippodamia variegata 26 Sep 2020 KimPullen
Adalia punctata 15 Sep 2020 StephH

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I found this introduced ladybird referred to as punctata in Roger Farrow's book of 2016, but can't find other uses of that species name.

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StephH wrote:
   17 Sep 2020
Well I never! I agree that it looks very similar. Maybe the classification has changed. Yes, hope Kim can help.
KimPullen wrote:
   18 Oct 2020
The species captioned as 'Adalia punctata' (in error for Adalia bipunctata) in Roger's book is in fact Hippodamia variegata. A. bipunctata was deliberately introduced to Australia as an aphid control agent, but there are doubts about whether it has established. It has only two black spots on the elytra, see https://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/big_images/species/adaliBipunctataDor.jpg . Hippodamia variegata is also exotic here, but its introduction to Australia was not intentional.
StephH wrote:
   21 Oct 2020
A complex story to identify one little ladybird. Thanks for taking the time to explain it, Kim.

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