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Spotted Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata)
Photo#289591
Copyright © 2009
John F. Carr
Beetle Larva -
Coleomegilla maculata
Great Meadows NWR, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 16, 2009
Size: 7 mm (approx.)
On milkweed. Similar to this ladybug larva:
Same species?
Contributed by
John F. Carr
on 16 June, 2009 - 10:08pm
Last updated 17 June, 2009 - 11:57am
yes,
larva are difficult (for me), but yes, this looks to be C. maculata.
Nice image! I'll switch our larva info page to use it for the species.
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Tim R. Moyer
, 17 June, 2009 - 10:53am