I've seen one myself, and my younger sister has seen two at different times.
Is it something new? Is it from breeding w/ the oriental orange wannabe ladybugs? It really is pink, and I want to know if that bug was a fluke pink, or is it more common.
2007-03-28 04:53:45 · 5 answers · asked by Stick 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
the Coleomegilla maculata, judging from the photos, thats not what I saw....it has extra shell around the neck area....
i saw a normal ladybug, just with a pink shell, so mainly dome-like with the little black head at the tip of the dome.
2007-03-28 05:20:59 · update #1
use the bugguide.com i think i narrowed it down between these 2.....
genus cycloneda or coccinella
i need to ask my sister to see how many spots were on it....
2007-03-28 05:33:26 · update #2
Ok, well I have read your update. The genus Coccinella contains no pink variant, nor does Cycloneda. Cycloneda species are also spotless. I did find the species Neoharmonia venusta which appear pink and matches your description of the head.
But for anyone else who is wondering:
Yes there are other pink ones. The species Coleomegilla maculata (common name pink spotted lady beetle) , they vary in colour from pink to red.
(The ladybug is only known as a ladybug in North America, most scientists call them lady beetles and the rest of the world calls them ladybird beetles.)
2007-03-28 05:01:31 · answer #1 · answered by Beef 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Are There Pink Ladybugs
2017-01-12 19:35:55 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pink ladybugs do exist.
http://images.google.co.in/images?q=%22Coleomegilla%20maculata%22
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisser/50833605/in/set-997127/
They are commonly called "pink spotted lady beetle". The scientific name is "Coleomegilla maculata".
Per additional details: Could it be "Psyllobora vigintimaculata"?
http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/lady_beetles_genus_psyllobora
2007-03-28 05:02:17 · answer #3 · answered by Utkarsh 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What an interesting question
2016-08-23 22:15:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know but go look for it . Who knows it might be lucky!
2007-04-01 11:04:42 · answer #5 · answered by DK rox 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋