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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Mulsantina » Painted Lady Beetle (Mulsantina picta)
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Portland Bioblitz 2012 PDX37 - Mulsantina picta
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Portland Bioblitz 2012 PDX37 - Mulsantina picta
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
May 18, 2012

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Contributed by LooneyWA on 19 May, 2012 - 1:10am
Last updated 19 May, 2012 - 7:59am

good example of a distinctive venter
The underside of Mulsantina spp. is very distinctive with its bold white markings. Although this particular individual is clearly M. picta from the upperside pattern, I have seen an M. picta with immaculate elytra that couldn't be ID'd even to genus from dorsal photos (not for lack of trying by all the BG coccinellid gurus!) but was instantly ID'd when an expert looked at the specimen itself ... he just turned it over!
… Abigail Parker, 19 May, 2012 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

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