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Parenthesis Lady Beetle

Hippodamia parenthesis

Description:

About 4mm long.

Habitat:

Large grassy area.

1 Species ID Suggestions

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago
Parenthesis Lady Beetle
Hippodamia parenthesis Species Hippodamia parenthesis - Parenthesis Lady Beetle - BugGuide.Net


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4 Comments

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

My pleasure. I am a list, resource type of geek. Universities have lots of stuff on line now, but it is not always easy to find or use. Many insects do not exactly fit the ideal photo, so I like to have other back up information.

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Thanks for the comments and the suggestion. I thought this was probably Parenthesis Lady Beetle, but was unsure because the parenthesis looks more like a semicolon on this one. I looked up that pdf, gator, and I have now photographed six of the seven commonly occurring Lady Beetles. Thanks for the info.

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice close-up!

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

There is a pdf available from the University of Nebraska Entomology Department -- the link is pages long, but if you google University Nebraska Entomology Hippodamia parenthesis you will get the Lady beetles of Nebraska Digital Commons.... at the top.

KeithRoragen
Spotted by
KeithRoragen

Nebraska, USA

Spotted on Jul 14, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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