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ladybeetle - Coccinella monticola
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

ladybeetle - Coccinella monticola
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
July 12, 2005
Contributed by tom murray on 22 July, 2005 - 9:27pm
Last updated 23 July, 2009 - 2:27pm

Moved
Tim, I didn't notice the difference, especially since I photographed a C. transversoguttata from the same general area. Your scrutiny added a new species to my list:-)
… tom murray, 23 July, 2009 - 2:25pm

C. monticola
Tom, unless someone positively determined this one as C. transversoguttata, I'd suggest the complete absense of any humeral spot leans more toward C. monticola. See comments under C. difficilis might also be possible, but I'd lean toward C. monticola.
… Tim R. Moyer, 22 July, 2009 - 11:21pm

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