Extinct ladybird 'back from the dead'

By Bridie Smith
Updated November 13 2014 - 10:18am, first published October 14 2014 - 9:00pm
Amateur photographer Reiner Richter discovered the elusive ladybird. Photo: Jason South
Amateur photographer Reiner Richter discovered the elusive ladybird. Photo: Jason South
Wily one: the rediscovered ladybird, Micraspis flavovittata. Photo: Reiner Richter
Wily one: the rediscovered ladybird, Micraspis flavovittata. Photo: Reiner Richter
The marsh at the Discovery Bay Coastal Park the ladybird was found. Photo: Reiner Richter
The marsh at the Discovery Bay Coastal Park the ladybird was found. Photo: Reiner Richter

An Australian ladybird beetle scientists presumed extinct for decades has come "back from the dead" after an amateur naturalist spotted more than 40 of the yellow and black bugs at a national park in western Victoria.

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