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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Harmonia » Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
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Is this also Harmonia axyridis? - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2011 Libby & Rick Avis

Is this also Harmonia axyridis? - Harmonia axyridis
Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
March 22, 2004

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Is this also Harmonia axyridis? - Harmonia axyridis Is this also Harmonia axyridis? - Harmonia axyridis
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Contributed by Libby & Rick Avis on 21 November, 2011 - 1:13pm
Last updated 27 December, 2011 - 10:28am

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… Abigail Parker, 27 December, 2011 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

great image of the vertical apex!
Along with square "shoulders" and an explanate apical rim, the abruptly-descending vertical apex is a key physical feature of H. axyridis that makes it easy to ID no matter what color or pattern. This is an especially good photo for showing that!
… Abigail Parker, 27 December, 2011 - 10:25am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Abigail.
Didn't know about the shape of the vertical apex - really useful to keep in mind, if I'm unsure of the ID!

L.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 27 December, 2011 - 11:16am login or register to post comments

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