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beetle pupa ?
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

beetle pupa ?
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
July 4, 2004
looks like maybe a beetle pupa.
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Contributed by tom murray on 7 April, 2005 - 9:53pm
Last updated 6 October, 2008 - 2:49pm

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… Beatriz Moisset, 6 October, 2008 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

Could it be a bean beetle larva?
A google search led me to several images of Epilachna larva, just before pupation, and they look very similar to your photo. See for instance.
I am pretty confident that we can move it to the guide.
… Beatriz Moisset, 21 June, 2005 - 6:41am login or register to post comments

 
Very possible
It could be one. It would just take a few minor changes to get from the larva you found to the pupa I photographed.
… tom murray, 22 June, 2005 - 6:44pm login or register to post comments

Photo
Very neat.
… Lynette Schimming, 8 April, 2005 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

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