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lady beetle - Cycloneda polita
Copyright © 2009 Eric Matthews

lady beetle - Cycloneda polita
Beaverton, washington County, Oregon, USA
July 6, 2009
Size: 5 mm>
Just confirming if this is Cycloneda sanguinea

Thanks
Contributed by Eric Matthews on 6 July, 2009 - 4:59pm
Last updated 21 February, 2015 - 11:04am

Cycloneda polita?
I'm not an expert, but I'd put my money on C. polita over C. sanguinea:



There's some really helpful information on how to tell these two similar species apart on the Info pages here and here, under the "Identification" sections.
… Harsi S. Parker, 6 July, 2009 - 10:42pm

 
Thank you...I really have to
Thank you...I really have to read more carefully
… Eric Matthews, 6 July, 2009 - 11:34pm

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