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Copyright © 2010 Kevin Hale

Small black ladybug - Hyperaspis quadrioculata

California, USA
July 11, 2010
Size: 3-4 mm

Small black ladybug with 4 orange spots, 2 orange marks on pronotum.
Found on strawberries I bought from Trader Joes which distributes from Monrovia, California. Not entirely sure where they source there food from. Reminds me of brachiacantha ursina, but less spots.

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Small black ladybug - Hyperaspis quadrioculata

Small black ladybug - Hyperaspis quadrioculata

Small black ladybug - Hyperaspis quadrioculata

Small black ladybug - Hyperaspis quadrioculata

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Contributed by Kevin Hale on 11 July, 2010 - 12:58pm
Last updated 18 February, 2012 - 12:16am

Moved

Moved from Hyperaspis.

… Abigail Parker, 2 September, 2010 - 10:11am

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probably Hyperaspis quadrioculata, female

This matches the "notulans" form of the common but variable Western species Hyperaspis quadrioculata:

It's a female - her head is all black and she has only narrow pale markings on her pronotum. The male has a pale head and more extensive pronotal markings.

… Abigail Parker, 2 September, 2010 - 10:10am

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Abigail Parker, 16 July, 2010 - 10:59pm

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Hyperaspis, not sure which

A few very similar species in CA; definitely genus Hyperaspis, though. Could you maybe submit two larger images so I can get a better look at it?

… Abigail Parker, 11 July, 2010 - 8:48pm

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Larger photos

Thank you for your reply Abigail. The photos are as large as I could get the ladybug without being too blurry. I simply cropped in on the ladybug in the source photos without a resize. I hope these additional photos are helpful. Thanks again.

… Kevin Hale, 12 July, 2010 - 12:14am

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Images

Normally if you have multiple images of the same bug just use the "add image" link under the first image to add more.

… John R. Maxwell, 11 July, 2010 - 1:11pm

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