Lady beetle larva - Day 5 - Harmonia axyridis - Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA June 29, 2009 Size: 5.7 mm
Third instar - immediately recognizable as H. axyridis now. Dorsolateral tubercules on first 4 abdominal segments are orange, with orange "body" color extending slightly beyond them. Central tubercules on 1st segment orange with black tips. Central tubercules on 4th segment orange at base, black above (about 1/3 orange, 2/3 black).
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Abigail Parker on 8 July, 2009 - 3:19pm Last updated 13 November, 2010 - 3:47pm |