Beetles (Coleoptera)

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Discussion

DiBickers wrote:
1 hr ago
You’ve got a mix of Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) & Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird/Variegated Ladybird) in the same photo so I can only Verify it as Tribe Coccinellini which includes both of them😊

Coccinellini (Tribe)
DiBickers wrote:
12 Mar 2025
@AlisonMilton what appears to be perforated dotted lines on the wings makes me think this might actually be the mimic Paropsisterna nigerrima (not Paropsisterna octosignata)?

Paropsisterna nigerrima
11 Mar 2025
Thanks @erikar I thought it was pretty cool to see!

Adoxia benallae
erikar wrote:
11 Mar 2025
Nice observation of pollination! The beetle has a pollinia stuck to its head!

Adoxia benallae
9 Mar 2025
@AlisonMilton the dot markings got me confused. Still have trouble with the calomelas. Can you help me learn by telling me how you come to the i.d. juncta is it the wings?

Calomela juncta
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