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Ladybird Beetle
Hyperaspis trifurcata
Coleoptera: Coccinellidae
Santiago Oaks Regional Park, Orange, Orange County, CA. 9/30/06
Predator on Cochineal Insect. In the larval stage, this beetle accumulates the red carminic acid from the cochineal insect prey, and it repels ants.
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