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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Hippodamia » Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
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Lady Bug Buffet - Hippodamia convergens
Copyright © 2009 SABeebe

Lady Bug Buffet - Hippodamia convergens
Tucson, pima County, Arizona, USA
April 1, 2009
Is this a Convergent Lady beetle?
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Contributed by SABeebe on 6 September, 2009 - 10:16am
Last updated 5 May, 2015 - 8:11am

May I use this photo for an academic presentation?
SABeebe,

May I use this photo for an academic presentation. You do not have an e-mail address listed. I am taking the liberty to use it to serve as an example of a beneficial predator. I will cite it as;

Photo Credit: (c) 2009 SABeebe http://bugguide.net/node/view/329370

If you happen to object, please contact me @ andrew.tebeau@usu.edu

Thank you in advance.

Best Regard,
Drew Tebeau
… Andrew Tebeau, 8 January, 2012 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Permission granted
No objections at all.. you have my permission. My email address is sabeebe@comcast.net, for any future need.

Thanks.
Susan A Beebe
… SABeebe, 8 January, 2012 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Hippodamia.

Chapin's review of Hippodamia(1) doesn't show any other North American species with this pattern other than H. convergens. Arizona or not, I'm confident now :-)
… Abigail Parker, 19 September, 2009 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Abigail Parker, 6 September, 2009 - 4:34pm login or register to post comments

looks like it to me
That's a really nice shot.
… Andrew Williams, 6 September, 2009 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Probably ID'd, definitely nice shot!
Someone might come along and whack me with a heavy book about all the variations of Hippodamia species in the Southwest, but it sure looks like H. convergens to me.

This is a great image of a lady beetle doing what they do best - chowing down on dozens of aphids! I'm putting it on the Info page for genus Coccinellidae - scroll down to the "Food" section.
… Abigail Parker, 6 September, 2009 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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