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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Spurleg Lady Beetles (Brachiacantha) » Ursine Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha ursina)
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unknown beetle sp. - Brachiacantha ursina
Copyright © 2015 eileen miller

unknown beetle sp. - Brachiacantha ursina
Lake City, Calhoun County, Iowa, USA
May 30, 2007
found on thistle

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unknown beetle sp. - Brachiacantha ursina unknown beetle sp. - Brachiacantha ursina
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Contributed by eileen miller on 25 January, 2015 - 7:30am
Last updated 25 January, 2015 - 1:13pm

Moved
Moved from Scymninae.
… Mike Quinn, 25 January, 2015 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

Brachiacantha, no?
I believe I see the tell-tale femoral spine peeking out above the pronotum...
… Mike Quinn, 25 January, 2015 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

 
Brachiacantha ursina (Fabricius)
is most common in the area.
Brachiacantha felina (Fabricius) is also possible...
… Mike Quinn, 25 January, 2015 - 11:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
I cant confidently get to the genus without seeing the legs, but there are others here who can narrow it down more...

Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 25 January, 2015 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

Cryptocephalinae
Have a look at subfamily Cryptocephalinae.
… Stephen_WV, 25 January, 2015 - 9:03am login or register to post comments

 
and after that...
have a look in the Scymninae of Coccinellidae. I think you'll have better luck there :)
… Blaine Mathison, 25 January, 2015 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

 
Scymninae
I added a side view of this beetle species. The legs are not very clear, but maybe it might help
… eileen miller, 25 January, 2015 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

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