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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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Hippodamia variegata ? - Hippodamia convergens
Copyright © 2010 Gary McDonald

Hippodamia variegata ? - Hippodamia convergens
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
April 26, 2010
Size: ~5mm total length
Found in our garden (live oak/chaparral habitat). I'm reasonably sure this is Hippodamia variegata, but I always like to have confirmation when possible.

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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 27 April, 2010 - 2:54pm
Last updated 29 April, 2010 - 12:28pm

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… Gary McDonald, 29 April, 2010 - 12:28pm login or register to post comments

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… Gary McDonald, 27 April, 2010 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Hippodamia convergens, I'd say
The pronotum of H. variegata has round spots, not long converging lines like this. This is, literally, a textbook pattern for H. convergens: the three small dots on the basal area of the wing cover and the larger, rectangular spots on the rear area perfectly match Figure 152 in E. Chapin's classic work on the genus, "Review of the New World Species of Hippodamia Dejean (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)."
… Abigail Parker, 29 April, 2010 - 12:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Abigail
for the species ID. I agree, it matches H. convergens much better than H. variegata.
… Gary McDonald, 29 April, 2010 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

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