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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Scymninae » Spurleg Lady Beetles (Brachiacantha) » Ursine Spurleg Lady Beetle (Brachiacantha ursina)
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Brachiacantha ursina - Ursine Spurleg Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha ursina
Copyright © 2013 Kurt Hennige

Brachiacantha ursina - Ursine Spurleg Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha ursina
Millhaven, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
July 12, 2013
Size: 3-4 mm
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Contributed by Kurt Hennige on 18 July, 2013 - 8:50pm
Last updated 16 August, 2019 - 9:08pm

yes, B. ursina
In addition to the location, the orange spots are (as one might expect) typical of the Orange-spotted Lady Beetle. Live individuals are always spotted with orange or at least an orangish-yellow, though specimens in collections often fade over time and the color can't be determined.

B. decempustulata, in life, is spotted with off-white, light brownish-tan, or sometimes yellow but no hint of orange.

The two spp. can be mistaken in collections without closer examination of other physical features, but for live individuals, color is diagnostic.
… Abigail Parker, 19 July, 2013 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Kurt Hennige, 19 July, 2013 - 5:25am login or register to post comments

Brachiacantha, possibly B. decempustulata
See more info here.
… Joe, 18 July, 2013 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

 
small bettle
Thank you for leading me in the right direction. I moved it to ursina, since this is the only one recorded for Ontartio and looks closer to my photo.
… Kurt Hennige, 19 July, 2013 - 5:29am login or register to post comments

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