Fungus-eating Ladybird (species: Illeis galbula) in Ku-ring-gai native flora and fauna (Gaia Guide)
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Illeis galbula
Fungus-eating Ladybird


©Malcolm Tattersall: Fungus-eating Ladybird (Illeis galbula)

©Donald Hobern: Fungus-eating Ladybird (Illeis galbula)

©Ellie: Fungus-eating Ladybird on an adult's finger

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Coccinellidae
Genus Illeis
Species Illeis galbula

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Distinguishing features

Adults are bright yellow with black markings, larvae and pupa are white with black dots. During the day it is fast moving and readily flies or drops when disturbed. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • From 0.4 cm to 0.5 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Adults
  • From 0.8 cm to 1 cm (Length of specimen) - applies to Larvae

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Diet

Adults feed on black mold and other fungi. (Wikipedia)

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