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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » unidentified larvae and pupae
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Little spike balls
Copyright © 2008 Jason W.

Little spike balls
Apopka, Orange County, Florida, USA
June 8, 2008
Size: 3/4 cm
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Contributed by Jason W. on 8 June, 2008 - 8:45pm
Last updated 20 March, 2012 - 10:39am

Moved
Moved from Chilocorinae.
… Abigail Parker, 20 March, 2012 - 10:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chilocorinae.
… Abigail Parker, 19 December, 2009 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Chilocorinae.
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Moved
Moved from Unidentified Eggs, Larvae, and Pupae.
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Moved
Moved from Unidentified Eggs, Larvae, and Pupae.
… Abigail Parker, 19 December, 2009 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… Beatriz Moisset, 6 October, 2008 - 2:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 10 July, 2008 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

Aha!
compare this one (which I found by searching for spiny larva):

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 9 June, 2008 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks similar
But I wander if it is the same lady-bird beetle or a differant one? I wander how long before these little guys turn adult?
… Jason W., 9 June, 2008 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Beetle pupae, I think
your second image seems to show one about to pupate, too. What were they on? Might help with ID.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 8 June, 2008 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Or maybe...
the immature "crawler" stage of scale insects?

Whatever the plant is, I think it's safe to say it's a monocot- maybe some kind of palm?
… Chuck Entz, 8 June, 2008 - 10:51pm login or register to post comments

 
It was a tall plant seems kin
It was a tall plant seems kind of like a fan.
… Jason W., 8 June, 2008 - 9:15pm login or register to post comments

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