Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Fungus-eating Lady Beetles (Psyllobora) » Psyllobora parvinotata
Photo#274591
Tiny little lady - Psyllobora parvinotata
Copyright © 2009 Jason W.

Tiny little lady - Psyllobora parvinotata
Altamonte Springs, Seminole County, Florida, USA
May 5, 2009
Size: ~2mm
Found These small Coccinellidae on a bush not to far from where I live. Captured a few larvae and some of the food source (leaves with mold growing on them). After a few days they went into the pupae stage, and not to long after into the adult stage. I opened the glass two-three times a day for oxygen.

Images of this individual: tag all
Tiny little lady - Psyllobora parvinotata Tiny little lady - Psyllobora parvinotata - female Tiny little lady - Psyllobora parvinotata Tiny little lady - Psyllobora parvinotata
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Jason W. on 11 May, 2009 - 9:15pm
Last updated 23 October, 2014 - 8:46am

Need more information...
Hi Jason! This is one very cool coccinellid and you have been adding some excellent images. Did you raise the adult from the larva? (I suspect you did after reading this post.) If so, you should provide some written explanation in the post explaining this. If not, you need to provide some compelling information as to how you know that the larva is related to the adult. Also (as always), if you submit multiple images which do not show the same specimen, you should reference the related images using thumbnails in the post instead of linking the images. (Sorry for all the demands! I feel like I just assigned you BugGuide homework in addition to your regular studies. *smile*)
… Harsi S. Parker, 12 May, 2009 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

 
That is a very understandable
That is a very understandable request. I added the pupae stage images and some background info.

Enjoy :)
… Jason W., 12 May, 2009 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

 
So glad I said something!
I very much did enjoy the extra photos that you posted. As you know, it is always exciting to the BugGuide community to have the entire life cycle represented, as associating the larvae to the adult in the field can be a bit iffy. Thanks so much for posting this series and adding the extra commentary, Jason!
… Harsi S. Parker, 12 May, 2009 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact