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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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Beetle larvae? - Harmonia axyridis
Copyright © 2009 Kurt Andreas

Beetle larvae? - Harmonia axyridis
New Paltz, New York, USA
July 11, 2009
Size: about 1/4'

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Contributed by Kurt Andreas on 14 July, 2009 - 10:10am
Last updated 2 August, 2009 - 4:38am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kevin Hall, 2 August, 2009 - 4:38am login or register to post comments

Probably ready to pupate
When a 4th-instar H. axyridis attaches its rear end to a flat surface and starts to arch its body, it's getting ready to pupate:


Yours looks like it's just starting the process, its rear abdominal segments are pressed down but it isn't arched very much.

In about 24 hours it will be a pupa, and about 5 days after than the adult will emerge.
… Abigail Parker, 19 July, 2009 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

 
As always, I appreciate the i
As always, I appreciate the insight and knowledge.
… Kurt Andreas, 19 July, 2009 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

This is a...
Lady Beetle larva...

It could be Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)

… Ron M., 14 July, 2009 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! And now you've preemp
Thanks! And now you've preempted another ID request, because I'd found a few of the adult Lady Beetles in a similar location a few weeks ago.
… Kurt Andreas, 14 July, 2009 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

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