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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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Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha ursina - male - female
Copyright © 2013 Bill Johnson

Lady Beetle - Brachiacantha ursina - Male Female
Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA
July 2, 2013
I believe these a mating pair of Brachiacantha. Any species ID possible for them? Thanks
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 19 July, 2013 - 4:09pm
Last updated 22 July, 2013 - 10:34am

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… Abigail Parker, 22 July, 2013 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

Brachiacantha ursina
The Orange-spotted Lady Beetle. Live individuals always have at least some orangish tones in the spots, whether bright orange like this or a lighter yellowish-orange.

Specimens in collections often fade with time, and the orange color may disappear entirely. I think that's why keys based on specimens don't emphasize the color as much. If it's alive and has 10 orange spots, though, and is in the appropriate range, it's easily ID'd as B. ursina.
… Abigail Parker, 20 July, 2013 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

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