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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Coccinellinae » Olla » Ashy Gray Lady Beetle (Olla v-nigrum)
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coccinellid larva - Olla v-nigrum
Copyright © 2013 margarethe brummermann

coccinellid larva - Olla v-nigrum
Mt Lemmon, Meadow Trail, Pima County, Arizona, USA
June 28, 2013
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Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 2 July, 2013 - 1:26pm
Last updated 4 August, 2013 - 10:44am

Moved
Moved from Lady Beetles.
… margarethe brummermann, 4 August, 2013 - 10:44am login or register to post comments

Olla v-nigrum
Finally found my larval key - the double setae are diagnostic for O. v-nigrum in North America.
… Abigail Parker, 1 August, 2013 - 7:47am login or register to post comments

probably O. v-nigrum, will confirm soon
It's remarkably pale for O. v-nigrum, but it's also a late instar and probably on the verge of pupation, and the thinly-stretched integument could make it look paler than usual.

The two setae on each struma are going to be enough to ID this for certain, I know that's unique to one sp. in North Am., I just have to check my larval key tonight.
… Abigail Parker, 3 July, 2013 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

 
I thought so, too
it just seemed rather big
… margarethe brummermann, 3 July, 2013 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
probably b/c it's at end of 4th instar
At their maximum size, right before pupation, larvae are about twice the length that they'll be as an adult.
… Abigail Parker, 3 July, 2013 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 2 July, 2013 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

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