polka-dot lady beetle
Following on Chris's success at Hyla Park (Fredericton) yesterday I visited there today (April 14 2012). Lots of insect activity. Here is one of the characters:
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Permalink Reply by Denis A. Doucet on -
GORGEOUS Tony! Very exciting too. I have only seen this species twice, although it is probably only "uncommon". This is Calvia quatuordecimguttata, aka Cream-spotted Lady Beetle or "Polka-dot Ladybug" cf John Acorn's Ladybugs of Alberta. Wonderful record!
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Permalink Reply by Denis A. Doucet on
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This is a highly polymorphic species. Below are the two colour forms I have encountered to date, although your colour form is likely the most common in our region.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Adam on -
I've only seen one, and it came to my light in 2010. Since everyone seems to be throwing in their of images of this species, here is mine:
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