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Lots of Spots but No Way to Go, Pt. 4 - _TNY_0696

This small (~4 mm) 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata) is one of the few vegetarian ladybirds. Instead of feeding on aphids like most other ladybirds it eats milldew.

 

It's actually quite easy to tell which sex this one is as the guys have a more white pronotum (the front shield just behind the head) while this one with an even yellow all over is a girl.

 

Part 1: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/29863108010/

 

Part 2, taken right before this, of the same guy got into Explore: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/34198626895/

 

Part 3: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/49713220296/

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Uploaded on October 4, 2020
Taken on October 2, 2016