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Vedalia Lady Beetle? or Ursina complex? - Brachiacantha ursina
Copyright © 2009 Shelly Cox

Vedalia Lady Beetle? or Ursina complex? - Brachiacantha ursina
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
June 8, 2009
Size: 1/8 inch

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Contributed by Shelly Cox on 11 June, 2009 - 1:12pm
Last updated 13 October, 2014 - 1:12am

Moved
Moved from Brachiacantha.
… Abigail Parker, 11 October, 2009 - 6:08pm login or register to post comments

confluent spots - B. ursina
Gordon says of B. ursina, "There is a tendency for the elytral spots to become somewhat confluent in upper midwest specimens, but, if anything, these specimens are more easily recognizeable than the typical form because no other species occurring in that region has a similar appearance."(1)

B. felina apparently does not have any confluent-spot variations. Andrew County, MO is on the edge of Gordon's mapped range for B. ursina, but still inside it, and it fits the "upper midwest" description for confluent B. ursina variations.
… Abigail Parker, 10 October, 2009 - 4:10pm login or register to post comments

ursina complex
definitely from the B. ursina complex, and likely either B. ursina itself or B. felina. A perpendicular dorsal view would likely determine.
… Tim Moyer, 11 June, 2009 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank u so much, these little
Thank u so much, these little critters are quite confusing.
… Shelly Cox, 11 June, 2009 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

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