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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Flower, Flat Bark and Ladybird Beetles (Cucujoidea) » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Chilocorus » Heather Lady Beetle (Chilocorus bipustulatus)
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Tortoise beetle hatchling - Chilocorus bipustulatus
Copyright © 2007 Beth Sands

Tortoise beetle hatchling - Chilocorus bipustulatus
Manteca, San joaquin County, California, USA
October 21, 2007
Size: 1/8"
I have posted the Tortoise beetle a couple of months ago feeding on the Toyon bush , but I had never seen the larvae stage . I saw this little Beetle who is not quite colored up yet next to a shell of which I assume it just metamophised from . I thought this was interesting since now I know what the pre-Tortoise beetle looks like . Thanks for any comments , Beth
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Contributed by Beth Sands on 21 October, 2007 - 5:26pm
Last updated 16 November, 2007 - 6:41pm

yes, lady beetle
this one:
… Boris Büche, 22 October, 2007 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

When it colors up
I think you'll decide it's a ladybeetle.
… Jim McClarin, 21 October, 2007 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

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