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New illustrations – genus Exochomus is complete!
I finally picked up the pencils again this past weekend and started drawing again for the first time since October. I was a little worried that I’d have lost my touch, but this drawing of the dark form of the … Continue reading
Posted in Chilocorinae, Drawings, Exochomus, Identification, Lady Beetles, Updates
Tagged children's lady beetle, chilocorinae, drawing, exochomus, exochomus childreni, exochomus childreni childreni, exochomus childreni guexi, exochomus marginipennis, identification, illustration, margined lady beetle, update
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Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles…and not so twice-stabbed
A leading candidate for the Best Lady Beetle Name award is the Twice-stabbed Lady Beetle (Chilocorus stigma), a dramatic-looking black species with two red spots. The pattern is not unique, though, and many other black-with-two-red-spots are often misidentified and called … Continue reading