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Variegated Lady Beetle - Hippodamia variegata
Copyright © 2009 Peter Cristofono

Variegated Lady Beetle - Hippodamia variegata
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 4, 2009
Size: ~ 2 - 3 mm

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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 4 July, 2009 - 1:13pm
Last updated 4 July, 2009 - 11:56pm

I think this is a...
Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens). Looking through the images of these in BugGuide you will find various marking patterns on the elytra. This the only one I see with 'dots' rather than 'dashes' on the pronotum but that seems plausible to me (a non-expert)...
… Ron M., 4 July, 2009 - 2:08pm

 
Thanks Ron--
You sent me in the right direction, and after looking at other Hippodamia species, I'm thinking it looks more like a Variegated Lady Beetle. (Hippodamia variegata)
… Peter Cristofono, 4 July, 2009 - 9:19pm

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