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Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle (Propylea quatuordecimpunctata)
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Copyright © 2006
tom murray
Fourteen-spotted Lady Beetle -
Propylea quatuordecimpunctata
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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,
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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...)
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Abigail Parker
, 9 September, 2009 - 9:16pm
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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.
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Francesco Vitali
, 14 July, 2007 - 8:22am
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Francesco,
The more I see these beetles, the easier it gets to recognize with all it's variations. Thanks for the note.
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tom murray
, 14 July, 2007 - 8:41am
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P. q.
Gordon
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shows considerable elytra variation, including an example with even more black than this one. I'd say you're correct:)
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Tim R. Moyer
, 20 June, 2006 - 8:12am
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Thanks Tim
These guys sure do have plenty of variation.
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tom murray
, 21 June, 2006 - 4:35pm
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