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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Coccinella » pale elytral suture (Coccinella pale elytral suture) » Seven-spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella septempunctata)
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LB Larva 1 - Coccinella septempunctata
Copyright © 2013 Gacko

LB Larva 1 - Coccinella septempunctata
Desoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
April 8, 2013
The new spring growth on my Mealy Sage could have been renamed "Curly Sage" due to an infestation of aphids, but C-7 Lady Beetles, being abundant this spring, have come to my aid (at least I think they are C-7s). I've found them in every size and stage of dress (and undress)and will submit images of them. I'm afraid, however, that linking them will be cumbersome. If an editor knows of a way to do it better (including frassing them if there are too many) please feel free to do so. They are not of the same individual but were taken on the same plant. Found on the same plant as
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Contributed by Gacko on 10 April, 2013 - 3:37am
Last updated 10 April, 2013 - 9:23am

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… Gacko, 10 April, 2013 - 9:23am login or register to post comments

all of them are C-7
Feel free to move to species. Even though some of the pictures are small or blurry, I think it's valuable to have a record of so many instars.
… Abigail Parker, 10 April, 2013 - 8:11am login or register to post comments

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