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Image 01

Image 01
Rancho Canada del Oro OSP, Santa Clara County, California, USA
April 29, 2009
Size: approximately 1 cm
found on Madia & Agoseris

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Lady beetle pupa
My best guess is genus Coccinella or Hippodamia. DId you see any adult lady beetles in the vicinity?

These look very much like the
These look very much like the Colorado Potato Beetle larvae. I know that all the images I have seen show the larvae with spots bown the sides, but it just looks so similar. I found one in my yard last year and its photo is here...
http://northlincs.smugmug.com/Nature/Wildlife-living-around-our/24182470_PFp6mX#!i=2069087486&k=3dNnprK&lb=1&s=A

 
Nope
believe us, this will be a lady bug. Phylogenetically the two families (Chrysomelidae and Coccinellidae) are not too far from each other. But I know only one genus of lady bugs that is herbivorous, while all the Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles including potato beetles) are vegetarians
The one here has been eating Aphids

 
Thanks everyone
Thanks everyone

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