Category Archives: Lady beetles

Project LBB: Drawing workflow

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Butterfly Psyche

The somewhat disheveled and quite deceased beetle on the left is the original collected type specimen of Hyperaspis troglodytes, well over 100 years old. I obtained the image from the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) entomology type database; the … Continue reading →

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Project LBB: The drawing begins!

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Butterfly Psyche

The lovely lady to the left is Cycloneda sanguinea, the Spotless Lady Beetle, the first drawing I tackled for Project LBB. (Actually the lovely lady is a male – notice the white vertical line at the center of the black-and-white … Continue reading →

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Project LBB: Preparations

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Butterfly Psyche

I spent the first evening of Project LBB going through the invaluable lady beetle reference work by Robert Gordon, “The Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) of America North of Mexico.” Published in 1985, it is out of date in some respects, but it … Continue reading →

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Project LBB: What is it?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Butterfly Psyche

I’ve long coveted a field guide to Eastern North American lady beetles – something akin to John Acorn’s “Ladybugs of Alberta,” the only lady beetle field guide I know of. His book is fantastic, one of my favorites, but it … Continue reading →

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Project Lady Beetle Book: It begins!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Butterfly Psyche

It starts tonight: Project Lady Beetle Book (hereafter most likely abbreviated “Project LBB”). I’ve been tossing the idea around for a while now, but finally took concrete steps toward it tonight. 4/4/2011. And…GO!

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More haiku, because they’re addictive

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

Indian Corn Pearlescent kernels, Nestled against their neighbors, Gems in a coffer. Cat Ears stiff as sailcloth Whiskers poised like galley oars The hunter embarks. Lady Beetle Smooth-shelled hemisphere Candy-colored polka dots Beneath: the dark jaws.

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Ashy-Gray Lady Beetles

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

Despite the name, not all of these beetles are gray; some are black with two red spots. They are also not the only gray lady beetles around… Continue reading →

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Try my new Facebook gift app!

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

Send lady beetle pictures to your friends on Facebook. It’s an exceptionally simple little gift app, but I had fun making it Facebook Ladybugs Gift App

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Chilocorus kuwanae lady beetles

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

Chilocorus kuwanae has no common name in English, and has been introduced to North America for biocontrol. It is a beautiful species, glossy black with two red spots. Continue reading →

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It’s my Lady Beetle Anniversary! (Coccinelliversary?)

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Butterfly Psyche

One year ago today I was looking for caterpillars and found a lady beetle larva instead – a big, orange and black, fourth-instar Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis). I’d seen and identified one the previous year, so I recognized … Continue reading →

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