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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Spurleg Lady Beetles (Brachiacantha) » Ten-spotted Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha decempustulata)
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Ladybird Beetle - Brachiacantha decempustulata - female
Copyright © 2009 Ilona L.

Ladybird Beetle - Brachiacantha decempustulata - Female
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 13, 2009
Size: 2.6mm
Brachiacantha sp.?

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Ladybird Beetle - Brachiacantha decempustulata - female Ladybird Beetle - Brachiacantha decempustulata - female
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 19 July, 2009 - 11:15pm
Last updated 22 December, 2010 - 4:46pm

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… Ilona L., 9 August, 2009 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Brachiacantha.
… Ilona L., 20 July, 2009 - 10:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… Ilona L., 20 July, 2009 - 10:14am login or register to post comments

Brachiacantha at the very lea
Brachiacantha at the very least, not sure which one yet, Maybe Brachiacantha testudo Mike Quinn's image in the good looks similar. Someone will probably get there before I do :)
… Jason W., 20 July, 2009 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

 
Brachiacantha or Hyperaspis
There are a few Hyperaspis sp that do a great job looking like the Brachiacantha ursina group. H. troglodytes is one of them. The type can be seen under H. discreta LeConte from the MCZ.

I believe B. testudo is a Texas-only species. And the rest of the Brachiacantha should be a bit oranger in the spots, at least the ursina group.

If we can get a image of the pro-tibia, Brachiacantha will have a point or hook on the outer edge (seen here , while Hyeraspis will not.

H. troglodytes is found scattered through the Northeast and upper mid-west. And it's spots tend to be more yellow as seen here. This one appears to be a female (from the pronotum coloration) which just makes everything more difficult.
… Tim Moyer, 20 July, 2009 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Lady Beetle
I've moved this back to the family level. I didn't get a good shot of the pro-tibia so can't help there.
… Ilona L., 20 July, 2009 - 10:22pm login or register to post comments

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