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Hippodamia sinuata crotchi
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Copyright © 2009
Robert L. Pearson
Convergent Lady ? -
Hippodamia sinuata
Skull Valley, (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
May 4, 2008
Pattern with fewer & larger spots & dark down the middle of the back ? just variations withiin the species ?
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Contributed by
Robert L. Pearson
on 7 March, 2009 - 10:09am
Last updated 14 October, 2014 - 4:00pm
H. sinuata crotchi
while several species of
Hippodamia
are difficult to tell from
H. convergens
, I believe this one is
H. sinuata crotchi
, a subspecies of
H. sinuata
, found generally up and down the Rockies, south to mid AZ, and a little west and east onto the plains on both sides. Overall the shape appears a little less robust than
H. convergens
, and the strong black marking down the suture line past the basal third points toward
H. sinuata crotchi
. Yours differs from the typical form, with a lateral vitta on each elytra
, similar to
H. s. sinuata
. But it is certainly within the several variations pictured in Gordon
(
1
)
.
Nice find!
There are lots of other unique ladybirds around your local - keep looking :)
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Tim R. Moyer
, 9 March, 2009 - 12:21pm
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H. sinuata crotchi
Thanks much for the comments & ID
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Robert L. Pearson
, 14 December, 2017 - 9:48pm
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Not much help, but...
I believe there's a different ladybird beetle with the convergent markings. Hope you get an expert ID on this one.
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Ron Hemberger
, 7 March, 2009 - 1:20pm
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