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Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis octavia - male
Copyright © 2010 Ilona L.

Lady Beetle - Hyperaspis octavia - Male
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
July 17, 2010
Size: ~2.3mm
Brachiacantha sp.?

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Contributed by Ilona L. on 25 July, 2010 - 11:33am
Last updated 15 December, 2010 - 3:37pm

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… Ilona L., 25 July, 2010 - 10:38pm login or register to post comments

Hyperaspis octavia
Brachiacantha species always have a prominent spur on the foreleg:


Hyperaspis octavia is closely related to H. undulata, but notice that the pale markings on the edge of the elytra are not connected. It's a male, with a pale head. The other individual is a dark-headed female with fewer pale areas on her pronotum.
… Abigail Parker, 25 July, 2010 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

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