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Four-spotted Lady Beetle (Harmonia quadripunctata)
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Copyright © 2014
Peter Cristofono
Cream-Streaked Lady Beetle -
Harmonia quadripunctata
Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 21, 2014
Probably Harmonia axyridis, but I'm not sure....too many spots on the pronotum?
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Contributed by
Peter Cristofono
on 21 July, 2014 - 5:36pm
Last updated 9 March, 2017 - 5:48pm
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Peter Cristofono
, 9 October, 2016 - 1:59pm
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Yes this does look like Harmonia quadripunctata
Generally the head and pronotum is narrower than Mulsantina picta, and the pronotum pattern is quite specific. Evidence of the (subtle) marking pattern are showing as is the whitish elytral margin.
Isn't that fun? Sometimes these species have sustainable colonies that have lasted for many years, just that no one has discovered them yet.
When you see Mulsantina picta you should be able to detect a size difference. H-4 is usually reasonably larger than the look-alike species in North America.
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James Bailey
, 9 October, 2016 - 12:55pm
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Thank you!
I will move the photos to the H. quadripunctata page.
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Peter Cristofono
, 9 October, 2016 - 1:58pm
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