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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jun 22, 2013

I found all of them today, in my garden. Am looking for their identities. Please help.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 22, 2013

There are several species of lady beetles in India that can have a similar color pattern; I’m going to guess that yours most likely is Coccinella transversalis - http://waggabirds.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/00_i_coccinella_transversalis_600.jpg

The fly is in the family Syrphidae (hover/flower flies), see http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/natka/natka1108/natka110800006/10356333-syrphidae-insect-on-a-pink-dahlia.jpg for an example.

The moth is a species of Chiasmia in the family Geometridae - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chiasmia_eleonora_1.jpg

The spider looks like a long-jawed orb weaver (family Tetragnathidae), such as a Leucauge sp. - http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/4195338702/in/set-72157622485779863

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Dinu Mysore, India(Zone 10a) Jun 23, 2013

Thanks Flapdoodle. Checked the spider and moth. Very right. Have to check the other two as links are slow to open here for some reason. Will be adding the moth to the BF.

Dinu

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