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Genus Curinus

Genus Curinus

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AbigailParker
AbigailParker 11 years ago

They are sometimes called the Metallic Lady Beetles. I can't ID species in this genus outside North America, I wish I could get a species name for you!

Rubens Araujo
Rubens Araujo 11 years ago

Abigail, Thanks fo the Id !

Do you know any common name for the Genus Curinus ?

AbigailParker
AbigailParker 11 years ago

This appears to be genus Curinus. It is not Axion tripustulatum; that species does not occur in Brazil, is not blue and metallic, and has spots on the elytra, not the pronotum.

Rubens Araujo
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Rubens Araujo

São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Spotted on May 27, 2012
Submitted on May 27, 2012

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