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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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Lateral view - Hippodamia convergens - female
Copyright © 2010 R. Berg

Lateral view - Hippodamia convergens - Female
Alameda County, California, USA
March 17, 2010
Size: ~5/16 in., 8 mm

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Contributed by R. Berg on 17 March, 2010 - 11:11pm
Last updated 22 March, 2010 - 11:00am

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… R. Berg, 22 March, 2010 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

I think I see cleft tarsal claws...
Is there a larger or higher-resolution version of this image? I'm almost certain I see the cleft in the tarsal claw on the rear claw of the middle leg. That's one of my personal BugGuide Holy Grail images! Even if you don't have a larger version, this is the best Hippodamia tarsal claw I've seen.
… Abigail Parker, 18 March, 2010 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

 
Image added
I added a cropped version of the same photo, which may or may not help. I'll also try enlarging just the middle foot.
… R. Berg, 18 March, 2010 - 10:50am login or register to post comments

 
yes, those are great
Thank you! Definitely a cleft claw there. YES! (Fist pump.) I'm happy. The yellow droplet on her foreleg probably is reflex bleeding - if she were really distressed there would be more of it, so I don't think you bothered her too much.
… Abigail Parker, 18 March, 2010 - 12:23pm login or register to post comments

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