Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Hyperaspidini » Sigil Lady Beetles (Hyperaspis) » Esteemed Lady Beetle (Hyperaspis proba)
Photo#16497
Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis proba - male
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis proba - Male
Randolph, Massachusetts, USA
April 27, 2005
Size: 2.5mm
It's identical to the Esteemed Lady Beetle except that this one has a white and green face.

Images of this individual: tag all
Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis proba - male Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis proba - male Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis proba - male Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis proba - male
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by tom murray on 7 May, 2005 - 6:59am
Last updated 16 February, 2009 - 3:35pm

Dennis,
thanks for explaining the difference in facial color between the male and female. This must be the male H. proba.
… tom murray, 16 February, 2009 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

I think you are right,
But your first photos with the black face already assigned to H proba and confirmed by Natalia Vandenberg are of a female with a black face, whereas this is (likely) of a male...Downie and Arnett 1996 state that the male has a "yellow face, female black". This seems to be a pale yellow and the green eyes are just a flash artifact, yes? What do you think? Anyone else want to weigh in?

Very nice shots, by the way...
… Denis A. Doucet, 16 February, 2009 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact