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Ursine Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha ursina)
Photo#286949
Copyright © 2009
Shelly Cox
Vedalia Lady Beetle? or Ursina complex? -
Brachiacantha ursina
Savannah, Andrew County, Missouri, USA
June 8, 2009
Size: 1/8 inch
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Contributed by
Shelly Cox
on 11 June, 2009 - 1:12pm
Last updated 13 October, 2014 - 1:12am
Moved
Moved from
Brachiacantha
.
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Abigail Parker
, 11 October, 2009 - 6:08pm
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confluent spots - B. ursina
Gordon says of
B. ursina
, "There is a tendency for the elytral spots to become somewhat confluent in upper midwest specimens, but, if anything, these specimens are more easily recognizeable than the typical form because no other species occurring in that region has a similar appearance."
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B. felina
apparently does not have any confluent-spot variations. Andrew County, MO is on the edge of Gordon's mapped range for
B. ursina
, but still inside it, and it fits the "upper midwest" description for confluent
B. ursina
variations.
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Abigail Parker
, 10 October, 2009 - 4:10pm
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ursina complex
definitely from the B. ursina complex, and likely either B. ursina itself or B. felina. A perpendicular dorsal view would likely determine.
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Tim Moyer
, 11 June, 2009 - 1:59pm
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Thank u so much, these little
Thank u so much, these little critters are quite confusing.
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Shelly Cox
, 11 June, 2009 - 2:24pm
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