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Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis octavia - female

Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis octavia - Female
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 9, 2010
Size: just under 2.5mm
Brachiacantha sp?

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Moved from Lady Beetles.

Hyperaspis octavia
This is a female, with her dark head - the fact that she has pale markings on her pronotum helps narrow down the Hyperaspis groups. The other individual is a pale-headed male. He also has more pale markings on his pronotum.

 
Lady Beetle
Thanks for the ID and the detailed info on these beetles.

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