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Photo#917954
Ladybuggish head! - Alypia wittfeldii

Ladybuggish head! - Alypia wittfeldii
Deland, Volusia County, Florida, USA
May 8, 2014
As with the previous ID Request, sorry for the low resolution. My computer died, so this image is sort of rigged via my iPad. I have more images with much more definition I can add later, if needed, once my computer's fixed. This seemed pretty distinctive, though. I've seen reports of a few species that have this pseudo-psche-out ladybug head design, but am not sure (or confident) to run one way or another. Any help would be appreciated!

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Moved from ID Request.

 
Thanks, j&j! I appreciate the
Thanks, j&j! I appreciate the help with this one!

Maybe Eight Spotted Forester
but there is another species down in Florida, so we'll have to check details. Will do so later today

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