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Rare Ladybug, Ladybug, At Quail Hill Farm

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A nine-spotted ladybug

A nine-spotted ladybug

thought to be extinct in this area

thought to be extinct in this area

By Virginia Garrison on Aug 9, 2011
A type of ladybug thought to be locally extinct was discovered on a sunflower at Quail Hill Farm in Amagansett on July 30. Peter Priolo made the find during a... more

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