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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Harmonia » Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)
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what nymph? - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2009 Nina

what nymph? - Harmonia axyridis
Burlington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
May 29, 2009
I don't know much more than moths, so when I saw this little guy/gal I snapped a shot, knowing someone here would probably easily ID it. So, what is it?
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Contributed by Nina on 30 May, 2009 - 11:00am
Last updated 30 May, 2009 - 3:26pm

Pretty sure it's a
ladybug nymph. No idea what kind, but maybe that might help you determine an ID.
… Crystal Slaght, 30 May, 2009 - 11:07am login or register to post comments

 
I think
the word nymph is not used for beetle larvae. Beetles undergo a complete metamorphosis - egg, larva, pupa, imago (adult). I think the term nymph refers to larval forms of True Bugs, Cicadas, Dragonflies etc with incomplete metamorphosis, that is a more stepwise developement.
… margarethe brummermann, 30 May, 2009 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

 
And this larva...
probably is of that unavoidable newcomer, Harmonia axyridis.
… Domingo Zungri, 30 May, 2009 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

 
larva it is then
Ah, I see... an introduced species, yes? I've already found at least 3 or 4 other of the same species in larval stage wandering around the front of my home.
… Nina, 30 May, 2009 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

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