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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae)
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Lady beetle, larva, ants
Copyright © 2019 Darleen H

Lady beetle, larva, ants
Allenton, wisconsin, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA
July 7, 2019
Can anyone identify the lady beetle species and the larvae and/or the ants in this picture? it was taken on common milkweed and they were only present for 3 days before the aphids were eaten

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Contributed by Darleen H on 13 July, 2019 - 5:20pm
Last updated 21 August, 2019 - 10:05am

Formica montana
The ants in this photo are Formica montana.
… AnthonyP163, 19 December, 2020 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Different subfamilies
The adult is Coccinella septempunctata and the larvae appear to be some sort of Scymninae
… Tyler Hedlund, 18 February, 2020 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

Moved to Coccinellidae for expert identification.
Moved from Beetles.
… Ken Allison, 21 August, 2019 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

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