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leaf beetle - Hippodamia convergens
Copyright © 2009 Arlene Ripley

leaf beetle - Hippodamia convergens
Dragoon Mts. foothills west, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
June 23, 2009
Size: approx. 6 mm
Found on Globemallow

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leaf beetle - Hippodamia convergens leaf beetle - Hippodamia convergens
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Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 24 June, 2009 - 1:50pm
Last updated 2 July, 2009 - 11:41pm

Moved
Moved from Hippodamia.
… Ron M., 2 July, 2009 - 11:41pm login or register to post comments

I would think...
a Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)



The two large spots on either elytron don't seem symmetric enough to be normal. Maybe they are from damage or injury...
… Ron M., 24 June, 2009 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Agree.......
......those two large spots are what were confusing me.
… Arlene Ripley, 24 June, 2009 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Concur with Ron
H. convergens appears to be the only choice for this location and these markings
… Tim R. Moyer, 2 July, 2009 - 10:33pm login or register to post comments

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