Ladybird Beetle - Harmonia sedecimnotata

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Christine Young

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Are those defensive secretions on the sides of its pronotum? Posted 4 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Am not sure/familiar, could be. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I think it is, but have never seen a ladybird beetle do this although I knew they were capable. It's a pretty cool defense mechanism called 'reflex bleeding'. The drops of goo contain bitter compounds and toxins, which make the insect taste bad and thus wards off potential predators. The can release up to 20% of their body weight per reflexive bleed, but if they do it too frequently, it reduces their fitness. Posted 4 years ago

The Harmonia sedecimnotata

Harmonia sedecimnotata is a Ladybird beetle (Coccinellidae) originally described from Ambon and also known from Indonesia, The Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Southern China and Nepal.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Albert Kang