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Scirtes orbiculatus (Fabricius) - Scirtes orbiculatus
Copyright © 2009 Mike Quinn

Scirtes orbiculatus (Fabricius) - Scirtes orbiculatus
Hornsby Bend, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA
September 26, 2009
Det. E. G. Riley, 2010

spmn in the TAMUIC
Contributed by Mike Quinn on 8 October, 2009 - 10:52am
Last updated 4 July, 2017 - 11:52am

Moved
Moved from Scirtes.
… Mike Quinn, 5 January, 2011 - 12:00am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 8 October, 2009 - 2:05pm

nice lady beetle mimicry
My first thought looking at the thumbnail was "What kind of Hyperaspis is that?" but now I see all the tarsal segments. The long antennae are a giveaway when they're visible, too.
… Abigail Parker, 8 October, 2009 - 12:37pm

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