Black & yellow larva - Cycloneda polita

Moved

Moved from Cycloneda.

… Abigail Parker, 18 September, 2009 - 1:49pm

Moved

Moved from Polished Lady Beetle.

… Abigail Parker, 18 September, 2009 - 1:12pm

Moved

Moved from Western Blood-Red Lady Beetle.

… Abigail Parker, 18 September, 2009 - 1:12pm

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Eggs, Larvae, and Pupae.

… R. Berg, 18 September, 2009 - 12:16pm

Cycloneda polita

Matches the larval key to that genus,(1) and in the other photo you can see white on the side of the 6th abdominal segment, which only C. polita has.

… Abigail Parker, 18 September, 2009 - 12:07pm

Olla v-nigrum larvae

If I can have a second guess, after a little time with the key(1) and the other images present in the Guide, I'd say this is a Olla v-nigrum larvae

. And at least that species should more likely be present in your area.

… Tim Moyer, 30 June, 2009 - 11:55am

Could be

I haven't seen any gray adults, but the guide shows a dark form. And I never saw a larva that looked like a white dishmop until yesterday.

… R. Berg, 30 June, 2009 - 12:20pm

Harmonia?

Could this be H. axyridis? I never saw yellow on a ladybug adult or larva until the black one with C-shaped yellow spots appeared. That specimen turned out to be axyridis. The common native ones in this area are red or orange with or without black (adults), and black (more like charcoal gray, actually) and orange (larvae).

Another question. Will larvae and adults of the same species be found in one locale at the same time of year?

… R. Berg, 24 June, 2009 - 12:18pm

not H. axyridis

they look like this

.

It's still very much a work in progress, but if you wish to ID, please see the larva / pupa info page

And yes, folks often find larva and adults of the same species around one locale. But we should still ID both just to make sure.

… Tim Moyer, 26 June, 2009 - 9:36pm

ladybird larva

this one

, or close kin

… Tim Moyer, 16 June, 2009 - 10:47pm

14-spotter?!

That's a surprise. California isn't supposed to be within this species' range.

… R. Berg, 16 June, 2009 - 11:14pm

yes,

I noticed that too after I submitted this comment. Next time I get around the larval key, I'll try to find something from out your way that matches, unless someone else finds it first. But it's still a ladybird larva by my eye.

… Tim Moyer, 17 June, 2009 - 8:53pm

Definitely a lady beetle, but not 14-spotted

Propylea quatuordecimpunctata larva is black and white, with no yellow or orange in any instar. (Even the pupa is black and white).

… Abigail Parker, 25 July, 2009 - 4:22pm

Still unknown

Later I saw others of the same kind. They must have become adults by now. There are several species of adults here, and I don't know which one these were.

… R. Berg, 25 July, 2009 - 6:01pm