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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Hippodamia » apicalis/expurgata complex (Hippodamia apicalis/expurgata complex)
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Lady Beetle - Hippodamia
Copyright © 2007 Joyce Gross

Lady Beetle - Hippodamia
Job Canyon, Stillwater Mountains, Churchill County, Nevada, USA
May 7, 2007
Size: 4mm
One for Nevada.
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Contributed by Joyce Gross on 15 October, 2007 - 12:31am
Last updated 15 October, 2007 - 11:56am

Moved
Moved from Parenthesis Lady Beetle.
… Joyce Gross, 15 October, 2007 - 11:56am login or register to post comments

not H. parenthesis
from Gordon's ref. (1), H. parenthesis never has the black marking connecting at the suture in an apical spot. Rather, he states two species, H. apicalis Casey and H. expurgata Casey do have this characteristic, and are otherwise unseparable without male genitalia. Distribution for both is Canadian Rockies south to northern AZ, and west to the Pacific coast. Given that, I'd suggest we create a combined taxon page, as was previously done here.

But at least it's another new species for BugGuide :)
… Tim Moyer, 15 October, 2007 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
thanks Tim
for the correction and information. I was going to ask you about Tom's California photo, but I see you already commented on it.
… Joyce Gross, 15 October, 2007 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

 
you're welcome,
and in the excitement of providing the info on the new species, I neglected to just stop and say how wonderfully beautiful the colors and markings on this ladybug are! Thanks for posting it.
… Tim Moyer, 15 October, 2007 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

 
you're welcome!
It's always fun to find lady beetles that are not the usual non-native ones.
… Joyce Gross, 16 October, 2007 - 1:35am login or register to post comments

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