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Scymnus socer - female
Copyright © 2013 Brad Barnd

Scymnus socer - Female
Charlotte County, Florida, USA
September 8, 2013
Size: 2 mm
Swept from vegetation in pine/palmetto scrub.

I'm not sure if the variation in color of the pronotum between the male/female is sexual variation or simply intraspecific variation.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 29 December, 2013 - 6:27pm
Last updated 23 October, 2014 - 8:40pm

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