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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Coccinella » pale elytral suture (Coccinella pale elytral suture) » Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
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Ladybird Beetle Larva - Coccinella septempunctata
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Ladybird Beetle Larva - Coccinella septempunctata
William R. Mason Regional Park, Orange County, California, USA
April 12, 2008
Size: 0.3-0.8cm
Many of these were crossing the sidewalk. They varied quite a bit in size, but were otherwise similar. I think this is a Ladybird Beetle larva. Can anyone get closer than that? The six orange spots were consistent across specimens.
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 13 April, 2008 - 3:15pm
Last updated 19 September, 2008 - 4:07pm

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.

fits the species lavae pattern well
… Tim Moyer, 19 September, 2008 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Boris Büche, 9 May, 2008 - 5:10am login or register to post comments

Please see
No expert but please see Convergent Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens)
… Ron M., 13 April, 2008 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

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duplicate
… Ron M., 13 April, 2008 - 4:21pm login or register to post comments

Not an expert
I'm not an expert on Coccinellidae, but this is definitely a ladybird larva and looks to me like Coccinella septempunctata (Linnaeus, 1758). See in the guide here. This is the most common species of ladybird in Europe and here in the UK, there is some evidence that it's being displaced by the harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis Pallas, 1773) which was first recorded in the UK in 2004. As far as I'm aware, C. septempunctata had a similar effect on native species following it's introduction to North America.
… Sam W. Heads, 13 April, 2008 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

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