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Lady Beetle ID? - Hippodamia parenthesis

Lady Beetle ID? - Hippodamia parenthesis
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
August 24, 2009
Size: 5mm
Smallish lady beetle. Can someone ID the species? I have no idea if the amber globule to the right has any connection to the lady beetle.

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Lady Beetle ID? - Hippodamia parenthesis Lady Beetle ID? - Hippodamia parenthesis Lady Beetle ID? - Hippodamia parenthesis

Interesting
This one just has a straight black line down the center while all of the others have a black Tee.

 
variation
see Gordon's figures showning variation of this species.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

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Parenthesis Lady Beetle (Hippodamia parenthesis)


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