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Ten-spotted Spurleg
Brachiacantha decempustulata
Brachiacantha decempustulata, the ten-spotted spurleg, is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Wisconsin and Louisiana. It is also found in North Dakota.
From the article Brachiacantha decempustulata on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 2-2.5 mm. Adults are similar to Brachiacantha felina, but the form of their body is oval and the spots on the elytron are smaller.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 215331.