New garden species

Oenopia conglobata

Last update: 26 January 2019
garden
species


Common

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:
2016-VI-012016-V-05


A new guest in the garden, Oenopia conglobata [1]. I hadn’t seen this fairly common species before, inside or outside the garden.

Oenopia conglobata

It is beautifull species with it’s characteristic subtle pale pink color. The large spots along the wingshields spread into the major round spots forming a ‘musical note’.  The neckshield has six to seven spots and is often colored in a lighter tint that that of the wingshields.

Oenopia conglobata

Literature

1 Cuppen, J.G.M., V.J. Kalkman, G.A. Tacoma & Th. Heijerman 2015, Veldklapper Lieveheersbeestjes. - EIS Kenniscentrum Insecten en andere ongewervelden, Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging & Waarneming.nl, Leiden

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