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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Hyperaspidini » Sigil Lady Beetles (Hyperaspis) » Hyperaspis trifurcata
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tiny one - Hyperaspis trifurcata - male
Copyright © 2012 john and jane balaban

tiny one - Hyperaspis trifurcata - Male
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
April 14, 2012
Size: barely 2 mm
This tiny guy was zooming around a cactus pad, nonstop.

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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 May, 2012 - 9:30pm
Last updated 7 May, 2012 - 4:35pm

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… Abigail Parker, 7 May, 2012 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

Hyperaspis trifurcata - male
They only seem to show up on cacti! Was there any cochineal around? - that's their favorite food.

This is a male - both sexes have pale pronotal margins, but only males have pale heads.
… Abigail Parker, 7 May, 2012 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

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