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Ladybug metamorphosis - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2009 Kathleen patricia Chute

Ladybug metamorphosis - Harmonia axyridis
Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
September 20, 2009
Size: 1/4th inch

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Contributed by Kathleen Chute on 20 September, 2009 - 5:24pm
Last updated 5 October, 2009 - 6:15pm

Moved
Moved from Frass.

This is the best close-up I've seen of the last larval "skin" attached to the rear of the pupa, with the diagnostic double-branched tubercles that identify H. axyridis to species even in the pupal stage. Yes, parts of it are a bit blurry, but it shows the diagnostic feature well, even at thumbnail size - I'll be using it in my comments on un-ID'd H. axyridis pupae and the larval info pages.
… Abigail M. Parker, 21 September, 2009 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

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