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small lady beetle larva - Coleomegilla maculata
Copyright © 2009 Darrin O'Brien

small lady beetle larva - Coleomegilla maculata
Robert H. Long Park, Commerce Township, Oakland County, Michigan, USA
July 29, 2009
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Contributed by Darrin O'Brien on 7 August, 2009 - 8:39pm
Last updated 11 August, 2009 - 5:50pm

Moved
Moved from Eggs, Larvae, and Pupae (family level).
… Darrin O'Brien, 11 August, 2009 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

Coleomegilla maculata
The spotted, or pink spotted, lady beetle. The dark brown color and the pattern of orange markings are distinctive, especially the "eyespots" on the first segment of the thorax.

(I haven't heard anyone else call them eyespots, but that's what I think of when I look at them.)
… Abigail M. Parker, 11 August, 2009 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

 
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