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Minute Two-spotted Ladybird - Diomus notescens

This page contains information and pictures about Minute Two-spotted Ladybird Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 2.5mm 
 
This ladybirds is very small. The body is dark green in colour with brown spot on each of the forewings. We occasionally saw them in our hibiscus plants wandering around.
 
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This ladybird is shy and alert. When disturbed, it will drop and fly away in a second.
 
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In summer time it is quite common to find many of them on plants in Brisbane bushes.
 
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Reference:
1. Australian Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Their biology and classification - A.Ślipiński, Australian Biological Resources, 2007, p87.
2. Ladybirds - Insects Identification and Information Guide, Australian Cotton CRC, 2004. 
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