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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Olla » Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (Olla v-nigrum)
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Olla v-nigrum larvae - Olla v-nigrum
Copyright © 2006 Carla Finley

Olla v-nigrum larvae - Olla v-nigrum
Venice, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
February 15, 2006
Size: about 1/4 inch
When touched with a leaf to keep it from crawling, it exuded the yellow liquid at the end.
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Contributed by Carla Finley on 16 February, 2006 - 4:42pm
Last updated 23 March, 2010 - 11:49pm

Lady beetle larva.
This is the larva of a lady beetle of some kind. Wasn't aware that they exuded liquid in defense. Interesting. the adult beetles do the "reflex bleeding" thing from their "knee" joints, of course.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 February, 2006 - 4:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Eric and Gerard. I kinda thought so but wasn't sure.
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
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… Carla Finley, 16 February, 2006 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Olla V-nigrum?
I went to the Florida University link that is listed in the guide info for Lady Beetles. They have a photo that looks like mine that I can see.
http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/beneficial/lady_beetles_C.htm
Carla Finley
Venice, FL
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… Carla Finley, 16 February, 2006 - 5:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks a bit different to me
That's based on overall color and also pattern of the lighter markings,* but I'm no expert. For easier comparison of images, here's the Florida University link as clickable, plus a second visual reference.

http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/lady_beetles_C.htm

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/coleopt/Olla.htm

*Lateral markings nearest the tail seem to be a collection of little "u's" on the Ashy Gray, but dots on this post.
… Ron Hemberger, 11 March, 2009 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

 
Updated link
Just wanted to provide a more current link that actually works for the references to the University of Florida website in the last two comments:

http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/lady_beetles19.htm
… Harsi S. Parker, 21 December, 2009 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

Ladybird beetle larva
And they feed on aphids!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 16 February, 2006 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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