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Hyperaspidius simulatus
Hyperaspidius simulatus is a species of lady beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
From the article Hyperaspidius simulatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Adults reach a length of about 1.6-1.7 mm. They have a yellow head and the pronotum is brown with a yellow lateral anterior margin. The elytron is brown with lateral and discal vittae.
In human culture
The species is named is derived from Latin similis and refers to the similarity in dorsal color pattern to several other species of Hyperaspidius.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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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 320356.