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Lady Bug Pupa

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

Dark brown with spiny appearance. Plant bug.

Habitat:

This one was on the under-surface of a leaf a Solanum nigrum plant growing wild on a neglected patch of land alongside a waterbody.

Notes:

I have never encountered this bug before...of course before joining PN, I never went out actively scouting for bugs either.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
SukanyaDatta
John La Salle Yes there were many lady birds on that poor plant which had leaves that looked like lace. Thanks.
John La Salle
I think this is the pupa of a ladybird beetle (family Coccinellidae). Probably in the subfamily Epilachninae, which contains species that eat plants rather than insects (e.g. aphids) like other ladybird beetles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilachninae

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedMay 3, 2014

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