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Hippodamia apicalis/expurgata complex (was: Parenthesis Lady Beetle) - Hippodamia

Hippodamia apicalis/expurgata complex (was: Parenthesis Lady Beetle) - Hippodamia
Babbitt Peak, Sierra County, California, USA
June 27, 2006

Moved

I'd agree
I'd agree

 
That's good
Thanks for the second opinion, Will.

 
respectfully disagree
note the black marking meeting at the suture apex. This is H. apicalis Casey or H. expurgata Casey. See comments under the recently posted

 
ed. note:
while H. apicalis and H. expurgata are not externally separable, their ranges do not completely overlap. Babbitt Peak appears to be slightly west of H. expurgata's stated range, but well within the range for H. apicalis. Still, I suggest we leave this one on the complex page for the two species.

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