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Polished Lady Beetle (Cycloneda munda)
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Copyright © 2009
Joe Zito
Lady beetle -
Cycloneda munda
Heritage Valley, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
June 21, 2009
Size: 6mm
In overgrown field near field of corn, feeding on aphids. Will add dorsal view later.
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Contributed by
Joe Zito
on 21 June, 2009 - 9:13pm
Last updated 21 February, 2010 - 11:58am
Not an expert but...
I would go with Polished Lady Beetle (
Cycloneda munda
)
But it could be
Cycloneda polita
... Please wait for an expert on this one...
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Ron M.
, 21 June, 2009 - 10:16pm
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c munda
c munda looks more likely given distribution info, but I need to get better pictures-I have a couple that look like this.
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Joe Zito
, 21 June, 2009 - 10:24pm
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