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How many species have these two red spots? - Hyperaspis

How many species have these two red spots? - Hyperaspis
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 20, 2006
Size: about 3.2 mm
It seems to me this little coccinellid *must* be a different species than this one I posted some time back:

The abdomen, top and bottom, is way different in color.

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How many species have these two red spots? - Hyperaspis How many species have these two red spots? - Hyperaspis How many species have these two red spots? - Hyperaspis

Moved
Moved from Hyperaspis.

Hyperaspis sp.
LOTS of lady beetles share this pattern. At the size given, almost 'has' to be a species of Hyperaspis. Keep in mind also that there is a very high degree of individual variation within coccinellids, so it gets complicated very quickly:-)

 
Thanks for murkifying :-)
That would be the opposite of clarifying. Actually I don't really mean that, Eric. I'm going to place this in Hyperaspis. Much thanks for the genus.

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