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Only one previous observation of this species in NYC, a year prior in very nearly the exact same location.

Tentatively identifying as B. felina on grounds that it was small for a spurleg lady beetle and has much larger spots than most spurlegs I see.

CKWR.

Upland forest.

@tmurray74

Det. M. A. Quinn, 2017
possibly coll'ed by V. Roth
spmn in the SWRS collection, Portal, AZ

Growing in a sunny upland location.

Tentative species ID.

~3.5mm (head tucked in)
See https://bugguide.net/node/view/2270310

3mm

Still pretty early, it’s sleeping.

Growing roadside on the high side of the ditch.

Growing in a roadside ditch.

Growing on a southwest facing, descending ridge.

Small lady beetle, maybe 3mm long. Bright bluish-green eyes. Seen on a wildflower.

Found on milkweed.

beautiful blue eyes! on Ambrosia ambrisoides

on Robonia neomexicana

found on small wildrose bushes in a road allowance ditch