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Thursday, July 02, 2009

ANOTHER MYSTERY INSECT FROM THE BUG CLUB LIST

Hello all! Could someone please help me to identify this strange insect that I photographed today? I've never seen one before. There were about 10 of them sitting on various leaves in my garden. Thanks :)

Nicky
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is the pupa of a ladybird beetle; I don't know which species since the colouration does vary a bit inside one species, but it is definitely a ladybird pupa.

Try collecting a few and keeping them in a jar, with adequate ventilation, to see what they turn out to be.

11:55 AM
Tony Lucas - Citizen Scientist said...

Looks much like to me an Asian Multi-colored Ladybug Beetle pupa,keep an eye on it and it will emerge

12:53 PM
Jon Downes said...

JOHN KAHILA WRITES: Ladybird beetle pupa. The identical orientation of the insect in your
photo and in the photo at my first link is interesting, but probably
meaningless. Third link shows all stages of life cycle.

http://www.critterzone.com/gallery/insect-ladybug-ladybird-beetle-life-cycle-gallery.htm
http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2041909940034999753eNlmma
http://www.tdogmom.com/2009/01/love-ladybug-ladybird-beetle.html

4:55 PM

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