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Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Pupa

Harmonia axyridis

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Field Notes

Description:

Orange ladybug pupa with black spots going through metamorphosis. The last image has two with a green lacewing egg on the edge of the leaf.

Habitat:

Pomegranate leaf

Reference Links:

Species Harmonia axyridis - Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Ashish
These are probably Cycloneda sp Ladybugs.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Sally, this was my first one! There were a lot of larva on the tree that I can only assume were getting ready to do the same.
SallyBishop
I just saw my first ladybug-in-metamorphosis this week! So fun!

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PublishedOctober 3, 2011

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