Ladybird Larva

Coccinellidae

Description:

Black with two circlets of white dots around the abdomen.

Habitat:

Office garden. The plant on which it was (Dahlia, I think) had aphid infestation as can be seen in the first photo.

Notes:

Is this an aphid predator? I do not know.

1 Species ID Suggestions

JordiPrats 9 years ago

Ladybird larva

Coccinellidae Coccinellidae

8 Comments

SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Thank you, Fabiano Zacarias.

AshleyT 9 years ago

Here's another link on the life cycle http://www.ladybug-life-cycle.com/

SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Thanks AshleyT...your words are like a balm...I felt like an idiot not recognizing it as a larva even when told it was...having trouble with macro-enabled stuff on PN...my computer denies me access citiung security certificate not trusted issues...but I will update.

AshleyT 9 years ago

I had no idea what they were the first time I saw one, thought it was some weird caterpillar missing some legs :)

Fabiano Zacarias 9 years ago

Yes, an aphid predator.

SukanyaDatta 9 years ago

Ah! AshleyT...and JordiPrats...tahnks, so much. To me the word larva sort of implies creepy crawly caterpillar kind :) ...I will update immediately. Thanks a ton.