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Anatis ocellata
Spiny black larva with a red point on the head and two red patches on either side of the body above the back legs.
Linden tree undergrowth. Tree was by the side of a busy road in an urban neighbourhood. No conifers nearby.
Spotted on Jun 30, 2015
Submitted on Jun 30, 2015
4 Comments
I might if I can find it again tomorrow... I'm already raising some seven-spot ladybird larvae at home (see: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/170...)
Put the guy in s jar and see what he turns into;)... But yes, it look just like a ladybug lava.. Tough one
You're right, but what I'm wondering is whether it really is an eyed ladybird. It looks exactly like photos that I've seen of eyed ladybird larvae... but I found it on a linden leaf on an urban street lined with deciduous trees, and I've read that this species is typically found on conifers.
That is a lady bug, a few days before its chrysalis stage