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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » unidentified larvae and pupae

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Copyright © 2010 Chris Mallory

lady beetle larva

long beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 26, 2010
Size: about 1cm

Found on tree which is inhabited by Chilocorus sp. later in the year, so I am assuming this is the larva. I figure either C. orbus or C. fraternus... I know that the adults cannot be distinguished from photos alone, but what about the larvae?

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Contributed by Chris Mallory on 26 April, 2010 - 7:10pm
Last updated 16 June, 2010 - 11:47am

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Eggs, Larvae, and Pupae.

… Abigail Parker, 16 June, 2010 - 11:47am

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not Chilocorus, I vote for Axion

Chilocorus has five spines on each side of the prothorax; this one has only a few. It looks a heck of a lot like those reared to A. plagiatum adults. (There was admittedly a lot of confusion about the A. plagiatum sequence that Arp linked to, but I'm afraid that was mostly me being confused about the appearance of the underside of the adults; I've been straightened out about that now!)

This may not be Axion, I suppose, but I'm going to put it w/ the unidentified Chilocorinae larvae for ease of comparison.

… Abigail Parker, 16 June, 2010 - 11:45am

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 May, 2010 - 6:43pm

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Insults and injuries

To add insult to injury I also find a lot of larvae supposedly of Axion plagiatum on the net (even BugGuide) that look very similar - very confusing group. Also historically often confused I suppose, so quite unsure about images from old literature too :o(

… Arp, 28 April, 2010 - 5:32am

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The plot thickens...

I think you may be right, this might actually be Axion plagiatum... I will try to get some ventral shots of the adults soon and that should be able to seperate it from Chilocorus. Thanks Arp.

… Chris Mallory, 7 May, 2010 - 1:25pm

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