San Diego County, California, US I first thought this might be Nine-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella novemnotata) due to information at BugGuide. But I'm having some second thoughts. Both photos are of the same beetle, but from different angles it appears quite different. http://bugguide.net/node/view/299109 I mainly don't think that the dark line running down the center of the elytra is dark enough and the overall coloration is a bold enough red.
San Diego County, California, US I first thought this might be Nine-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella novemnotata) due to information at BugGuide. But I'm having some second thoughts. Both photos are of the same beetle, but from different angles it appears quite different. http://bugguide.net/node/view/299109 I mainly don't think that the dark line running down the center of the elytra is dark enough and the overall coloration is a bold enough red.
On Seabeach Sandwort (Honkenya peploides). These LBs were present each year in that section of the dune for several years running and I would see them when I went to do my weekly shorebird survey. Apparently this photograph was (is?) only the third record of the species for the entire Canadian Maritimes. http://bugguide.net/node/view/185620