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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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Lady beetle pupa - Day 13 - Harmonia axyridis - female
Copyright © 2009 Abigail Parker

Lady beetle pupa - Day 13 - Harmonia axyridis - Female
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 7, 2009
Size: 6 mm
This is the pupa of the larva I photographed every day. It can be identified as H. axyridis by the double-branched tubercules of the larval "skin" at the rear of the pupa (on the right in this photo).

The pupal stage lasted five days (Day 13 to Day 17). I did not photograph it daily, because it did not visibly change.

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Lady beetle egg mass (and leafhopper) - day before hatch - Harmonia axyridis Lady beetle egg - day before hatch - Harmonia axyridis Lady beetle larva - Day 1, egg hatch - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva - Day 1 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva and prey - Day 2 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva - Day 3 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva with prey - Day 3 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva with prey - Day 4, 2nd instar - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva - Day 5 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva - Day 6, 3rd instar - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva - Day 7 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva - Day 8, 4th instar - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva with prey - Day 8 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva with prey - Day 9 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva with prey - Day 10 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva with prey - Day 11 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle larva - Day 12, prepupa - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle pupa - Day 13 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle pupa - venter - Day 17 - Harmonia axyridis - female Lady beetle at eclose - Day 18 - Harmonia axyridis - female
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Contributed by Abigail Parker on 12 July, 2009 - 10:06pm
Last updated 13 July, 2009 - 7:18pm

Wow -
a very nice series!

"It can be identified as H. axyridis by the double-branched tubercules of the larval "skin" at the rear of the pupa (on the right in this photo)" - I'd love to know your reference here - is there a key to the genera or species of immature coccinellids somewhere?
… Ken Schneider, 31 August, 2009 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

 
coccinellid pupae
Right now, this is just from observation and viewing lots of photos of the larvae and pupae of every other lady beetle on BugGuide - not scientifically proven. There is a key to lady beetle larvae that I've requested through interlibrary loan:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/234206

When I get my hands on it I'll update my photos with references. I'm also really looking forward to going through the "Unidentified Eggs, Larvae, and Pupae" pages with the larval key in hand. I feel like a 5-year-old waiting for Christmas...
… Abigail Parker, 2 September, 2009 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

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