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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Fungus-eating Lady Beetles (Psyllobora) » Twenty-Spotted Lady Beetle (Psyllobora vigintimaculata)
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Tiny Ladybird Beetle - Psyllobora vigintimaculata
Copyright © 2010 Cheryl Moorehead

Tiny Ladybird Beetle - Psyllobora vigintimaculata
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
May 9, 2010
Size: 3mm
I'm not sure if this is P. borealis or not. Found on leaves of Rosa rugosa that had lots of aphids.
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 10 May, 2010 - 9:12am
Last updated 31 May, 2015 - 7:40am

Moved
Moved from Fungus-eating Lady Beetles.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 10 May, 2010 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

Psyllobora vigintimaculata
has my vote.
… Blaine Mathison, 10 May, 2010 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

 
likewise, 20-spotted
The apical and lateral apical spots are close together, which matches P. vigintimaculata; in P. borealis they'd be farther apart. I also associate large, confluent spots like this more w/ P. vigintimaculata than P. borealis.
… Abigail Parker, 10 May, 2010 - 12:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I appreciate the help.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 10 May, 2010 - 12:22pm login or register to post comments

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