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December 11, 2009
Hi, a friend sent this photo. The beetle was on his car in Florida, near Miami, in December.
Curious
Miami
Metallic Blue Lady Beetle
Dear Curious,
This is a Metallic Blue Lady Beetle, Curinus coeruleus, a species native to the Caribbean that was imported from Mexico into Florida in the 1950s for biological control purposes according to BugGuide. The orange spots are marking on the pronotum, not eyes.
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