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narrow black elytral suture (Coccinella narrow black elytral suture)
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California Lady Beetle (Coccinella californica)
Photo#518274
Copyright © 2011
Scott Peden
Spotless Lady Beetle #2 -
Coccinella californica
Bonny Doon, Back Ranch Rd, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
May 18, 2011
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Contributed by
Scott Peden
on 21 May, 2011 - 12:28am
Last updated 21 May, 2011 - 3:20pm
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Abigail Parker
, 21 May, 2011 - 3:21pm
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Coccinella californica
Nice find! The black suture is very distinctive. A similar species is the immaculate form of Coccinella novemnotata, but that one has a white bar connecting the two white patches on the pronotum.
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Abigail Parker
, 21 May, 2011 - 3:18pm
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