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Twice-stabbed Ladybird Beetle? - Calvia quatuordecimguttata
Copyright © 2004 Tony DiTerlizzi

Twice-stabbed Ladybird Beetle? - Calvia quatuordecimguttata
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
June 1, 2004
At first glance I thought this was C. stigma, but the red elytra markings seem unusually large. Does anyone know if there are regional differences? It does look similar to this image from Texas A&M University....
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 26 February, 2005 - 11:18pm
Last updated 22 July, 2009 - 9:57pm

Moved
Can be moved, now that we have another one confirmed by Eric.

Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… Tim R. Moyer, 25 April, 2008 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

suggest Calvia quatuordecimguttata
May I suggest this is actually a color form of Calvia quatuordecimguttata? I agree with Lynette that this lady really doesn't look like C. stigma. The dots don't look right - wrong shape, too close to suture, color looks pink vice red/orange. And C. stigma typically looks circular from the top, including shoulders that follow the circle (see the following where the shadow helps to see this shape)

Conversely, this individual seems to match a Calvia quatuordecimguttata line drawing (one of 10!) from Gordon (1), and Eric's description of possible color forms under

A web image search came up empty for examples of this color form, so yours would be the first :)
… Tim R. Moyer, 22 November, 2006 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

How big?
Was it the size of a twice-stabbed? Hyperaspis tend to be quite small, but certainly a possibility here.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 February, 2005 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Hmmmm...
I honestly don't recall...but judging from the size of the cells on the leaf in the photo, I would say perhaps 5mm or so...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 28 February, 2005 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

Not twice-stabbed
I am by no means even close to a beetle expert, but this looks more like a Hyperaspis species. According to my Peterson Beetle guide, I would guess Hyperaspis signata which occurs NY to FL.
… Lynette Schimming, 27 February, 2005 - 8:04am login or register to post comments

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