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Ornate Lady Beetle (Nephus ornatus)
Photo#260588
Copyright © 2009
Denis A. Doucet
Nephus ornatus in New Brunswick -
Nephus ornatus
New Brunswick, Canada
Size: 1.8 mm
This is a species often found in bogs in our region, but apparently relatively widespread
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Contributed by
Denis A. Doucet
on 25 March, 2009 - 6:54am
Last updated 29 April, 2010 - 4:09pm
Moved
Moved from
Ornate Lady Beetle
.
Clearly this was a mistake/typo, when under
Nephaspis
. I found no evidence that ornatus was ever under that genus.
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Tim Moyer
, 29 April, 2010 - 3:02pm
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Thanks for the move Tim!
I am sorry i did not pick it up either, as I had the right reference material to correct it but did not do enough background...Cheers!
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Denis A. Doucet
, 29 April, 2010 - 4:11pm
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Nephus ornatus ornatus (LeConte)
Note: the correct name for this species is
Nephus ornatus ornatus
(LeConte). It is not placed in the genus
Nephaspis
.
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Christopher Majka
, 26 April, 2010 - 7:06pm
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Moved - new genus - excellent!
Moved from
Ladybird Beetles
.
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Tim Moyer
, 26 March, 2009 - 9:36pm
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My pleasure!
According to local experts, this species is relatively easy to net in sweeps, so i will be trying hard for this one in the next 6-8 weeks and trying to find adults alive for more natural poses soon.
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Denis A. Doucet
, 27 March, 2009 - 6:43am
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