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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Harmonia » Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
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ladybird beetle nymph and pupa - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2009 Donna Lorello

ladybird beetle nymph and pupa - Harmonia axyridis
Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
August 24, 2009
Size: ~6mm
I missed the hatching of the pupa to see the adult form.

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Contributed by Donna Lorello on 7 September, 2009 - 8:55am
Last updated 11 October, 2009 - 7:06pm

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… Abigail Parker, 7 September, 2009 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

Harmonia axyridis
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle. Larvae can be identified by the double-branched tips of the tubercles ("spines"). Even the pupae can usually be identified, because the larva's shed skin is stuck to the rear of the pupa and those double-branched spines are usually still visible.

If you ever get a chance to watch an adult beetle emerge from the pupa, it's very cool - they emerge with pale-orange, unspotted wings. The color gradually darkens and spots appear over the next few hours. It's like watching a Polaroid photo develop!
… Abigail Parker, 7 September, 2009 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

 
maybe next time
now I really wish I didn't miss it... I kept an eye out but it had already gone by the time I thought it was close... that would be a cool series to photo - the color development...

Thanks for helping with the ID... now I know what the adults look like and I do have pics of those...
… Donna Lorello , 7 September, 2009 - 9:11am login or register to post comments

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