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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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Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2010 Andrew Williams

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - Harmonia axyridis
Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
September 3, 2006
Found among what I'm pretty sure are Harmonia axyridis larvae. This doesn't look the same as the fully matured larva that are about ready to pupate. Checking if same sp.
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Contributed by Andrew Williams on 9 March, 2010 - 5:06pm
Last updated 13 November, 2010 - 4:18pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

It's a good representation of its instar, I was having a hard time finding these when putting my article together last year. Speaking of which, mind if I put it in the article? :-)
… Abigail Parker, 9 March, 2010 - 8:28pm login or register to post comments

 
article - sure, O.K.
Hi Abigail
Sure, you can plop the picture in there. Thanks for the ID help.
… Andrew Williams, 11 March, 2010 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

Late 2nd or early 3rd instar - less orange
H. axyridis is black at egg hatch, and gets a little more orange each time it molts. This looks like it's a 2nd instar getting ready to molt to the 3rd, with extra orange color showing through the stretched "skin." The 4th and final larval instar is the only one with the full, familiar orange pattern. As G Whiz says, the double-branched tubercles are unique to this species in North America, and that's visible at egg hatch if you have a magnifying glass :-)

You've reminded me that I need to finish my article on H. axyridis larval instars....the pictures are nice even though the text needs work:
DRAFT: Identifying immature Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles, Harmonia axyridis
… Abigail Parker, 9 March, 2010 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

Yes, H. axyridis
The double-branched spines are unique to this species.
… R. Berg, 9 March, 2010 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks G Whiz
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… Andrew Williams, 11 March, 2010 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

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