14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 7 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

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14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 7 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata -

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: 7.9 mm

July 4, 2009.
Fourth instar, one day before pupation.

The larva did not eat today, but was very active, wandering widely and rapidly. In this photo, selected to show the black and white pattern of the head, it's about to climb the side of its container.

Plant: Lady's thumb/smartweed (Polygonum sp.), my main source of aphids in July.

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14-spotted lady beetle egg - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 1 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 2 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 3 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 4 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 5 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male

14-spotted lady beetle larva with prey - Day 6 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 7 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 8 (a), prepupa - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male

14-spotted lady beetle larva - Day 8 (b), prepupa - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

14-spotted lady beetle pupa - Day 9 (a) - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

14-spotted lady beetle pupa - Day 9 (b) - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata

14-spotted lady beetle with prey - Day 13 - Propylea quatuordecimpunctata - male

Contributed by Abigail Parker on 25 July, 2009 - 2:39pm
Last updated 19 December, 2009 - 1:46pm

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