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lady beetle - Anisosticta bitriangularis
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

lady beetle - Anisosticta bitriangularis
Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
August 2, 2006
Size: 3.5mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 3 August, 2006 - 6:13am
Last updated 3 August, 2006 - 8:21pm

Anisosticta bitriangularis
Tom, this would appear to be Anisosticta bitriangularis. Gordon (1) list only 2 NAmer Anisosticta, and the other one
only lives up with the polar bears. According to Gordon, A. bitriangularis pattern can vary considerably. If you don't have
access to Gordon's work, Dillon2 (2) shows A. strigata, which Gordon lists as synonymous.

The good news is that someone has already placed Anisosticta bitriangularis in BugGuide ;) see
But these ladies are soo beautiful, another posting is always a good thing.
… Tim R. Moyer, 3 August, 2006 - 12:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Tim!!!
It's slightly different than the other one in the guide, but I should have recongnized it, the other one is mine too.
… tom murray, 6 August, 2006 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

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