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New Ladybird... - Brachiacantha dentipes - female
Copyright © 2009 Jason W.

New Ladybird... - Brachiacantha dentipes - Female
Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida, USA
March 29, 2009
Size: 3-4 mm at the most
The spot on the head is very interesting

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New Ladybird... - Brachiacantha dentipes - female New Ladybird... - Brachiacantha dentipes - female New Ladybird... - Brachiacantha dentipes - female New Ladybird... - Brachiacantha dentipes - female
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Contributed by Jason W. on 30 March, 2009 - 7:56pm
Last updated 24 October, 2010 - 3:51pm

Moved
Moved from Brachiacantha.
… Abigail Parker, 11 October, 2009 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

head spot = male
generally light coloration on a ladybird's head means it's not a lady :) here's an illustration
… Tim Moyer, 31 March, 2009 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

 
B. dentipes females are redheads too
Male and female B. dentipes both have red spots on the head - larger in males. Females don't have the pale anterior pronotal margin, though.
… Abigail Parker, 11 October, 2009 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

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