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Large Ladybird Beetle - Thalassa montezumae - male
Copyright © 2010 Dennis Haines

Large Ladybird Beetle - Thalassa montezumae - Male
Whetstone Mtns., Cochise County, Arizona, USA
August 2, 1997
Size: 5.5 mm
This one is a steely-blue color with a single red spot on each elytral disc. It was collected on Baccharis sergiloides.

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Large Ladybird Beetle - Thalassa montezumae - male Large Ladybird Beetle - Thalassa montezumae - male
Contributed by Dennis Haines on 31 August, 2010 - 6:40pm
Last updated 23 October, 2014 - 9:02pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Dennis Haines, 31 August, 2010 - 10:10pm

Thalassa
T. montezumae Mulsant
… Michael C. Thomas, 31 August, 2010 - 9:36pm

 
Thanks Michael!
Thanks Michael!
… Dennis Haines, 31 August, 2010 - 10:08pm

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