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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Coccinella » pale elytral suture (Coccinella pale elytral suture) » Three-banded Lady Beetle (Coccinella trifasciata) » Coccinella trifasciata subversa
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Three-banded Lady Beetle - Coccinella trifasciata - female
Copyright © 2009 Kevin Hall

Three-banded Lady Beetle - Coccinella trifasciata - Female
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
May 29, 2009

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Three-banded Lady Beetle - Coccinella trifasciata - female Three-banded Lady Beetle - Coccinella trifasciata - female
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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 22 June, 2009 - 9:39pm
Last updated 3 July, 2009 - 10:51am

Moved
Moved from Coccinella.
… Kevin Hall, 3 July, 2009 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

possibly...
Coccinella novemnotata. See here:
… Kevin Hall, 22 June, 2009 - 9:41pm login or register to post comments

 
other images?
I don't see the dark suture margin that would be expected for C. novemnotata. But you're certainly in the right genus.
… Tim Moyer, 26 June, 2009 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

 
added another one
Dorsal shot. You're right: no dark suture margin whatsoever. Looks like it has a couple light patches that I didn't notice before...

Any ideas?
… Kevin Hall, 27 June, 2009 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

 
bandless tri-band
Using Gordon, this one certainly keys to C. trifasciata subversa, the west coast bandless version of the tri-banded ladybird. The solid bar between the eyes, with black forehead makes this a female. LeConte's type, also a female, can be seen at the MCZ.

Nice one!
… Tim Moyer, 2 July, 2009 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

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