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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Spotless Lady Beetles (Cycloneda) » Spotless Lady Beetle (Cycloneda sanguinea)
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Cycloneda sanguinea (Spotless Ladybird Beetle)? - Cycloneda sanguinea - female
Copyright © 2009 Ken Schneider

Cycloneda sanguinea (Spotless Ladybird Beetle)? - Cycloneda sanguinea - Female
Shoreline Lake, Santa Clara County, California, USA
August 15, 2009
Size: ~ 5mm
Found on fennel.
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Contributed by Ken Schneider on 15 August, 2009 - 10:47pm
Last updated 30 January, 2010 - 3:33pm

Gender
Hi, Ken. Just wanted to give you a heads up that I edited your submission to indicate that this specimen is female.
… Harsi S. Parker, 30 January, 2010 - 3:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Harsi!
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… Ken Schneider, 30 January, 2010 - 11:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles. Thanks for the confirmation.
… Ken Schneider, 10 September, 2009 - 6:48pm login or register to post comments

Yes, Cycloneda sanguinea
The "C" marks on the pronotum w/ separate white spots inside are the key to distinguishing C. sanguinea from the other Cycloneda species in North America.
… Abigail Parker, 10 September, 2009 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

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