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Hello all - can anyone help me with this one? Photographed in the house this afternoon, here in Wolverhampton ... Smile
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And another view ...
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It looks a little like the one I posted earlier in the day:

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Helina clara
 
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jorgemotalmeida wrote:
Helina clara


Thanks, Jorge! Smile
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No it is Helina sexmaculata : mesonotum with 2 brown spots after the suture + scutellum with 2 lateral spots.
Helina clara is a more southern species with 3 spots after the suture and without lateral spots on scutellum.
Both species are close.
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Stephane Lebrun wrote:
No it is Helina sexmaculata : mesonotum with 2 brown spots after the suture + scutellum with 2 lateral spots.
Helina clara is a more southern species with 3 spots after the suture and without lateral spots on scutellum.
Both species are close.


Thanks, Stephane - your expert advice is much appreciated! Smile
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