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14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 5 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male
Copyright © 2009 Abigail Parker

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 5 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - Male
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 6 mm
July 2, 2009

Fourth instar, freshly molted.

Plant: Lady's thumb/smartweed (Polygonum sp.), my main source of aphids in July.

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Contributed by Abigail Parker on 25 July, 2009 - 2:30pm
Last updated 10 May, 2012 - 10:30am

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