Can anyone i.d. this one?
FRIEND OR FOE?
Thanx
Mike
Can anyone i.d. this one?
FRIEND OR FOE?
Thanx
Mike
That looks like the Banded Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron discrepens).If that’s the one,they probably won’t do harm to your plants.bb
Thanx
Note the common names and spelling of species in this genus.
The MES111 beetle has a wing pattern that resembles C. reticulatum,
if you read the fine print in the 3 species links here:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/366/tree
https://bugguide.net/node/view/366
^ general genus info
…not a pest of fruits or vegetables.
@k8tpayaso
There is a dark variant of the two spotted lady bug that looks like it may be a match ?
I think they are having lunch …
https://nzacfactsheets.landcareresearch.co.nz/factsheet/InterestingInsects/Two-spotted-ladybird---Adalia-bipunctata.html
Probably. I was hoping the spikes ones were nymphs of the same!
They maybe ?
But look to have longer spikes than the photos on line .
Maybe try to get better photos of them , Larry will probably tell us ?
Cannot tell from the above lady beetle images if they only have two spots, and whether these spots are nearer the thorax or the rear.
The dark form of the 2-spot apparently has 4 spots.
Post a picture from directly above a beetle and in better light.