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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Propylea » Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)
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tiny on the milk weed - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
Copyright © 2017 A.D.Levine

tiny on the milk weed - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
goshen, Orange County, New York, USA
June 2, 2017
Size: 2mm
resting on the milk-weed this cold spring morning (0730h). beautiful pattern may make this an easy ID for those in the know.
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Contributed by A.D.Levine on 2 June, 2017 - 6:41am
Last updated 2 June, 2017 - 9:10am

Moved, P14
Moved from ID Request.
… Blaine Mathison, 2 June, 2017 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
I would prefer to see the face, but I assume it is a Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata.

I believe 2 mm would be a little small though.

Compare:
… Jeff Brown, 2 June, 2017 - 7:16am login or register to post comments

 
lady beetle
pattern does seem identical. I may be off a mm or so in my apx of size. Thank you
… A.D.Levine, 2 June, 2017 - 7:53am login or register to post comments

 
never record size unless accurately measured
… Blaine Mathison, 2 June, 2017 - 9:11am login or register to post comments

 
size
i make an apx size within 1 or 2 mm. If that is not good enough than i should leave it blank. i thought that a good apx was better than nothing. calling a specimen 2 mm =/- 1 mmm was better than nothing in not acceptable i will leave it blank. I'm sorry that my close apx. are not in the best interest of bug guide
… A.D.Levine, 2 June, 2017 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Size measurements
No offense intended.

Especially for very small specimens, 1 mm can be a huge difference.
This particular beetle usually starts a little over 3 mm, which would be 50% larger.

I would say a good method if approximating size would be to place in the comments section. Sometimes you can also get fairly accurate sizes from known backgrounds, such as thread count on a sheet, grids, hands, etc.
… Jeff Brown, 2 June, 2017 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

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