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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Propylea » Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)
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Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - female
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - Female
West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 19, 2006
Size: 4.5mm
This one has a lot more black on it than the others, and the face pattern is a little different too.
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Contributed by tom murray on 19 June, 2006 - 7:19pm
Last updated 9 September, 2009 - 10:12pm

female head pattern
Look out, I've just gotten to page 817 in Gordon,(1) where he talks about P. 14-punctata head patterns...this one's female, with a black spot on the clypeus.

(And no, I don't have anything better to do tonight than look at all the P. 14-punctata images and sex them if I can see the clypeus...)
… Abigail M. Parker, 9 September, 2009 - 9:16pm login or register to post comments

Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle
This beetle is very common in Europe and has multifarious colorations. You can be sure: it's the Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle.
… Francesco Vitali, 14 July, 2007 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

 
Francesco,
The more I see these beetles, the easier it gets to recognize with all it's variations. Thanks for the note.
… tom murray, 14 July, 2007 - 8:41am login or register to post comments

P. q.
Gordon (1) shows considerable elytra variation, including an example with even more black than this one. I'd say you're correct:)
… Tim R. Moyer, 20 June, 2006 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Tim
These guys sure do have plenty of variation.
… tom murray, 21 June, 2006 - 4:35pm login or register to post comments

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