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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Unidentified immatures
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Harmonia axyridis (?)
Copyright © 2006 ted edwards

Harmonia axyridis (?)
ventura, ventura County, California, USA
May 14, 2006
Size: about 5/8 inch
i am including this image in order to tie this series together... one of the larva formed the pupa shown with the emergent male, the other formed this pupa (is it pupa or chrysalis ?).... since they both emerged on the same day (not observed), i've no way of knowing who came from where... the emergent male came from the lone pupa photo in this series... the different dot patterns (in both adults and pupae) confuse me, but you have what i collected, observed and shot... ted
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Contributed by ted edwards on 27 November, 2006 - 1:52pm
Last updated 19 February, 2018 - 10:31am

Moved
Moved from Ladybird Beetles.
… v belov, 19 June, 2009 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Convergent Lady Beetle.
… Beatriz Moisset, 6 July, 2008 - 7:04am login or register to post comments

It's a pupa- I think
As I understand it, "pupa" is the general term for this stage in any insect with complete metamorphosis. Chrysalis seems to be specific to "naked" butterfly pupae, while coccoon seems to refer only to those pupae that are enclosed in silk.

I'm not 100 percent sure, though, that it's not an empty skin left after the adult emerged- some of those hold their shape well enough to look like there's still someone inside. If it's empty, then it would be a "pupal case".

I'm sure someone will set me straight if I'm mistaken on anything.
… Chuck Entz, 27 November, 2006 - 2:55pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks....
really appreciate the info chuck.... knew about the butterfly part, but just wasn't sure about the rest and figured i'd ask... ted
… ted edwards, 27 November, 2006 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

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