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pronotum all orange (Scymnus pronotum all orange)
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Kansas Lady Beetle (Scymnus kansanus)
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Copyright © 2011
Wisconsin Oecanthinancy
Tiny lady beetle found on grapevine -
Scymnus kansanus
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Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
June 21, 2011
Size: 2mm
View of underside to permit ID of sex
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Contributed by
Wisconsin Oecanthinancy
on 22 June, 2011 - 6:52pm
Last updated 22 June, 2011 - 11:16pm
this also helps w/ species!
I know it's S. kansanus by the range and immaculate pronotum already, but this also shows an important diagnostic feature, the feebly-impressed fifth abdominal sternum of the male.
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Abigail Parker
, 23 June, 2011 - 8:12am
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Thanks, Abby.
Your knowledge about these little critters is impressive -- and in such a short time!
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Wisconsin Oecanthinancy
, 23 June, 2011 - 9:10pm
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thanks :)
I study very hard when I get into something! I got the seminal work on Tribe Scymnini on my birthday and have been tearing through it ... these little scymnines can be frustrating, but picking through them and finding the distinctive ones is SO rewarding.
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Abigail Parker
, 24 June, 2011 - 8:06am
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Abigail Parker
, 22 June, 2011 - 11:16pm
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