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26-spotted Potato Ladybird - Epilachna vigintisexpunctata

FAMILY COCCINELLIDAE

This page contains information and pictures about 28-spotted Potato Ladybird Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia
 
Body length 7mm
 
This 26-spotted Potato Ladybird looks very similar to the 28-spotted Potato Ladybird, can only be distinguished by counting the black spots on their body. 
 
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The 26-spotted Potato Ladybird is less common in Brisbane. 
 

Reference:
1. Australian Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Their biology and classification - A.Ślipiński, Australian Biological Resources, 2007, p182.
2. REVIEW OF THE AUSTRALIAN EPILACHNINAE (COLEOPTERA: COCCINELLIDAE)C.S. LI, J.Aust.ent.Soc., 1993. Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries.  
 
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Last updated: December 04, 2011.