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American Five-spotted Lady Beetle (Hippodamia quinquesignata)Observer
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Northern Orbweaver (Aculepeira packardi)Observer
pbulmanDescription
Found in a Field pennycress seed sample collected on 07-Sep-22.
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American Five-spotted Lady Beetle (Hippodamia quinquesignata)Observer
perksimagesDescription
The black and white markings on many Lady Beetles are extremely variable and some forms of the Five-spotted and Glacial Lady Beetles can only be differentiated by dissection. I'm reasonably certain that this is a Five-spotted Lady Beetle because, as John Acorn states in his Alberta Ladybug Guide, 'In the prairies and aspen parkland, individuals with white converging marks on the pronotum are probably five-spots' (and his photo is also almost identical to this one).
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American Five-spotted Lady Beetle (Hippodamia quinquesignata)Observer
danjohnsonDescription
There is some variability, and I am not sure which Hippodamia. This one has a pair of small posterior spots.
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Oblong Lady Beetles (Genus Hippodamia)Observer
danjohnsonDescription
I am not sure which Hippodamia. This one seems to consistently be lacking the two posterior spots, but within the range of variation. The second photo is a group of four with one Two-spot.
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Sinuate Lady Beetle (Hippodamia sinuata)Observer
silversea_starsongDescription
From open wasteland north of Aspen Trail and south of Emerald Drive. Much of this area is now developed.
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Variegated Lady Beetle (Hippodamia variegata)Observer
matthias22Description
Four larvae collected with the host plant (Artemisia absinthium) and prey at same location as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135860161. I am going to try to rear these to the adult stage. Adults of three species were observed on the same group of plants: Hippodamia variegata (most common), Coccinella septempunctata and Adalia bipunctata.
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Mealybug Destroyer (Cryptolaemus montrouzieri)Observer
robidiumDescription
In the butterfly conservatory, maybe for pest control, or incidental?
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Variegated Lady Beetle (Hippodamia variegata)Observer
beespeakerDescription
Found on Spirea in the garden at the old museum near Government House
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Variegated Lady Beetle (Hippodamia variegata)Observer
matthias22Description
Three different individuals (#1-4, 5-7 and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133721875) on Tripleurospermum inodorum flowers in an empty, weedy lot. They appeared to be feeding on the flowers. All three beetles were collected for the Royal Alberta Museum. I also saw this species two weeks earlier nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/131835440
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Variegated Lady Beetle (Hippodamia variegata)Observer
matthias22Description
Comments see here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133706468. Separated from this observation because of the unusual pronotal pattern.
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American Five-spotted Lady Beetle (Hippodamia quinquesignata)Observer
laurajbDescription
Found in the corner of dining room window where several two-spotted lady beetles had previously congregated.
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Crotch's Lady Beetle (Hippodamia sinuata ssp. crotchi)Observer
pbulmanDescription
It seems to have 7 "spots", but the white markings on the pronotum seem to be different than those of a Seven-spotted lady beetle.
