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Orange-spotted Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha felina
Copyright © 2015 Jose Hernandez

Orange-spotted Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha felina

Montgomery County, Texas, USA
June 3, 2015
This looks like Brachiacantha. It looked to be around 3mm long, but I could be way off. Can it be identified to species?
Thanks for your help.

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Orange-spotted Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha felina Orange-spotted Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha felina
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Contributed by Jose Hernandez on 9 June, 2015 - 8:40am
Last updated 6 February, 2022 - 2:57pm

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Moved
Moved from Brachiacantha testudo.
… Mike Quinn, 6 February, 2022 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scymninae.
… Mike Quinn, 23 August, 2015 - 9:07pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from Lady Beetles.
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Moved from ID Request.
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