Twenty-spotted ladybeetle ( Psyllobora vigintimaculata ) by larose forest photos

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02-SEP-2013	Christine Hanrahan

Twenty-spotted ladybeetle (Psyllobora vigintimaculata)

Mer Bleue Conservation Area. This is a tiny, about 2 mm, ladybeetle, that looks superficially like a very tiny Fourteen-spotted Ladybeetle. According to Stephen Marshall, it feeds only on mildew, rather than being a predator as most lady beetles are. I've only seen this beetle twice, and each time in the Mer Bleue Conservation Area.

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Carol Rollins		04-Sep-2013 13:50
Great find!

Hank Vander Velde		04-Sep-2013 01:27
Terrific find, image and description Christine.

LynnH		04-Sep-2013 01:02
I've never seen one like this. I like that it eats mildew, I always have mildew problems in my garden. V

Being Me		04-Sep-2013 00:46
I've never seen one like this. Great job!

godro		03-Sep-2013 23:31
Nice capture!

Helen Betts		03-Sep-2013 22:16
Fascinating beetle, so striking with the white exterior decorated with black dots! V.

hayl		03-Sep-2013 22:08
So tiny to think someone counted his dots. Your photos show the incredible diversity of the natural world.

Terry Sprague		03-Sep-2013 22:05
This is a beauty! Love the white with black spots. Excellent find. VV

Karen Stuebing		03-Sep-2013 21:18
I like its white color with black spots. Does it have exactly twenty? Beautiful capture of this very tiny beetle. V.

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