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Ladybird Beetle Pupa - Coleomegilla maculata
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Ladybird Beetle Pupa - Coleomegilla maculata
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
May 18, 2008
Size: 3mm (1/8")

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 18 May, 2008 - 8:17pm
Last updated 8 August, 2013 - 11:09am

Moved
Moved from Spotted Lady Beetle.
… Abigail Parker, 8 August, 2013 - 11:10am

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… Sam Houston, 24 September, 2008 - 12:52pm

Coleomegilla maculata
This appears to be Coleomegilla maculata. Note the spot pattern visible on the elytra matches well with adult elytra pattern. Also, note the tips of elytron diverge from the pupa, and the remains of the lava's "extra" legs are visible toward apex.

see here
… Tim Moyer, 24 September, 2008 - 12:30pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2008 - 10:07am

leaf beetle pupa
I would tend to think that this is actually a lady beetle pupa instead of Chrysomelidae.
… John Randall Watts, 2 July, 2008 - 8:23am

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