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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Unidentified immatures
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Early instar coccinellid devours aphid on arichoke
Copyright © 2015 Andy Moskowitz

Early instar coccinellid devours aphid on arichoke
Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
March 26, 2015
Size: ~6mm
I haven't found a reference for early instar coccinellids, and have a hard time IDing these, largely for lack of published like this one. Apologies, no full dorsal available, but I thought this was an interesting habit shot. On artichoke petiole (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus)

Notably bright red tarsal claw evident at full resolution.

Photo manipulation: handheld two exposure focus stack.
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Contributed by Andy Moskowitz on 7 April, 2015 - 8:34pm
Last updated 6 July, 2015 - 1:03pm

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