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Hippodamia parenthesis (Say, 1824:93)

Parenthesis lady beetle; Parenthesis ladybug

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Hippodamia parenthesis
Steve Marshall, University of Guelph. All rights reserved.
Hippodamia parenthesis

Overview
"The aptly named H. parenthesis (Parenthesis Lady Beetle) usually has a distinctive parenthesis-like mark on each wing cover, and differs from similar species in having a white spot along the hind margin of the pronotum."

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Scientific source:
      Integrated Taxonomic Information System

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Acknowledgements
  • Steve Marshall, Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Ontario


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