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unidentified ursina group (Brachiacantha unidentified ursina group)
Photo#214605
Copyright © 2008
Bill Johnson
Lady Beetle -
Brachiacantha
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Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
August 15, 2008
Is this Lady Beetle in the genus Hyperaspis? Thanks for further ID.
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Contributed by
Bill Johnson
on 16 August, 2008 - 10:57am
Last updated 10 April, 2011 - 12:24pm
Moved
Moved from
Brachiacantha
.
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Abigail Parker
, 14 March, 2010 - 3:53pm
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looks very much like Hyperaspis to me
could you trim & enlarge the pic?
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v belov
, 16 August, 2008 - 11:26am
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close,
this is
Brachiacantha
, and part of the
ursina
complex. Based on the reduced spot size it might even be
B. decempustulata
, a species not currently in BugGuide. But based on just these images and this being a female, which are more difficult, I can't recommend placement to species page.
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Tim Moyer
, 29 August, 2008 - 9:36am
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