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2 0 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Pupa

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Pupa

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Elongated, dome-shaped, black and orange shed pupal

1 1 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Pupa

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Pupa

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

larval skin clearly seen clinging to one ...

2 2 Common Grass Yellow Butterfly

Common Grass Yellow Butterfly

by YucefMerhiMérida, Estado Mérida, Venezuela

Pic 1 - Common Grass Yellow Butterfly Pic 2 - Caterpillar and

1 0 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (pupa)

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (pupa)

by gatorfellowsPlano, Texas, USA

The pupa is an elongated dome shape, ...

2 3 Malachite Butterfly ( One Empty Pupa )

Malachite Butterfly ( One Empty Pupa )

by maplemoth662Florida, USA

pupa, on top of a brown towel, so I could ...

0 0 Broken Exuvia of a Ladybug

Broken Exuvia of a Ladybug

by CoralAverySan Diego, California, USA

Broken chrysalis of a larvae that has passed the stage of a

12 10 What is this???

What is this???

by MartinLVictoria, Australia

. Turns out its a pupa in a larva

8 3 Convolvulus Hawkmoth Pupa

Convolvulus Hawkmoth Pupa

by Bernadette Sدهب, جنوب سيناء, Egypt

pupa, you can see the last

1 0 Twice-Stabbed Lady Beetle Pupa

Twice-Stabbed Lady Beetle Pupa

by Matthew HammondConway, Arkansas, USA

When pupating, the larval skin appears to ...

1 2 Oleander Hawk Moth (Pupa)

Oleander Hawk Moth (Pupa)

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraSanta Rosa, Laguna, Philippines

day 12. At day 12, wing pattern was already visible under the pupal

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by LaurenZarateCampeche, Mexico

around itself. The shrunken larval skin is ...

1 0 Hypertropha chlaenota (pupa)

Hypertropha chlaenota (pupa)

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

A strangely shaped pupa? was stuck to a ...

1 0 Swallow-tail Butterfly

Swallow-tail Butterfly

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

skin has been shed. Butterfly

5 1 common crow

common crow

by drpadhiyar23Sayan, Gujarat, India

days (in Sydney). The newly formed pupa is ...

1 2 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle pupa & eggs

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle pupa & eggs

by Charlotte.FletcherCharlotte, North Carolina, USA

skin that the

1 4 Eastern Black Swallowtail Chrysalis (process)

Eastern Black Swallowtail Chrysalis (process)

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

silk around their mid-section. After forming the chrysalis they shed the outer ...

0 1 Multi-colored Asian lady beetle (larva)

Multi-colored Asian lady beetle (larva)

by Aaron_GTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

eventual adult size. The pupa is an ...

44 27 Sycamore Moth Caterpillar

Sycamore Moth Caterpillar

by FaredinAliyevskiRegion Hovedstaden, Denmark

as a pupa. Contrary to its bright colours, ...

3 2 Bicolor cocoon. Capullo bicolor

Bicolor cocoon. Capullo bicolor

by eulalia rubioValencia/València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Alongside the wasp cocoon is the skin of a ...

1 0 Malachite Butterfly - Pupa

Malachite Butterfly - Pupa

by maplemoth66Florida, USA

The Malachite Butterfly, is a neotropical brush-footed butterfly, ( family ...

9 12 Larva & Pupa Black Swallowtail

Larva & Pupa Black Swallowtail

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

skin was shed off of the formed

1 4 Canine Demodectic Mange Mite

Canine Demodectic Mange Mite

by ForestDragonWestbury, New York, USA

small area of hair loss to nearly complete hair loss on the body with ...

1 0 Two-brand crow

Two-brand crow

by martinlMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

The pupal skin becomes transparent during ...

2 0 Mottled Cup Moth

Mottled Cup Moth

by flyingfrogconceptsMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

Fluffy, mottled grey brown moth with bronze, gold and chestnut wing ...

5 3 Lichen Moth Caterpillar

Lichen Moth Caterpillar

by Kata Mahakayi จังหวัดราชบุรี, Thailand

caterpillar even manages to push its final larval

0 1 Pupa - wood  white butterfly

Pupa - wood white butterfly

by martinlVictoria, Australia

transformation as it sheds its

6 6 Clouded Footman Moth -male beside cocoon

Clouded Footman Moth -male beside cocoon

by Leuba RidgwayVictoria, Australia

caterpillars that live on lichen. This moth appears to have emerged from the ...

0 0 Eastern Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar (Pre-pupal stage)

Eastern Giant Swallowtail Caterpillar (Pre-pupal stage)

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

sheds its larva skin. The first instar of ...

5 4 Green Stink Bug Nymph

Green Stink Bug Nymph

by CourtneyVerkOntario, Canada

red, yellow, and black markings. Their bodies are oval-shaped. These insects ...

0 0 Multi-colored Asian lady beetle (larva)

Multi-colored Asian lady beetle (larva)

by Aaron_GTexas, USA

eventual adult size. The pupa is an ...

2 2 Lady Bird

Lady Bird

by fmuladiGarut, Jawa Barat, Indonesia

, orange markings and double-branched spines The

0 0 Mosquito, Zancudo

Mosquito, Zancudo

by SebastianAndrePastenFuenzalidaValdivia, XIV Región de Los Ríos, Chile

observer. Mosquitoes go through four stages in their life-cycle: egg, larva, ...

5 4 Stag Beetle Pupa

Stag Beetle Pupa

by Gaby3Michigan, USA

Waterlogged stag beetle pupa from Lake ...

3 0 Common Crow

Common Crow

by drpadhiyar23Surat, Gujarat, India

.The skin then splits open to allow the ...

6 0 Poinciana Longicorn

Poinciana Longicorn

by Felix FleckCairns, QLD, Australia

Large cerambycid, at about 6cm from head to the tip of the abdomen. Elytra are ...

2 0 Mosquito larva of Aedes aegypti,

Mosquito larva of Aedes aegypti,

by Ashok N PulliyerengiChennai, Union Territory of Puducherry, India

through four stages, or instars, after which they metamorphose into

1 2 Pepper maggot fruit fly

Pepper maggot fruit fly

by Maria dBChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

These fruit flies spend the winter 5-10 cm below the soil surface as

4 4 Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth

Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth

by hg_williams3Turks and Caicos Islands

until it is about 2 1/4" long. At this point it sheds its

6 0 Larva to Pupa (Part 3)

Larva to Pupa (Part 3)

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

pupation when the pupal skin reached its ...

1 0 Sycamore Moth Caterpillar

Sycamore Moth Caterpillar

by SvetlanaAbramovaДворцовый округ, Санкт-Петербург, Russian Federation

and Pedunculate Oak. The species overwinters as a

0 1 Saga of the Flag Moth - Part 7

Saga of the Flag Moth - Part 7

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

splits open (from side to side) and the

4 2 Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

by SteffiDayton, Ohio, USA

upside down in a “J” position and shedding their

0 0 Ladybug larvae

Ladybug larvae

by joanbstanleyPflugerville, Texas, USA

enough to begin to molt (shed their skin), ...

0 0 Ctenuchid Wasp Moth Pupation

Ctenuchid Wasp Moth Pupation

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

October (picture 5). The pupa was bright ...

3 8 Two-Spotted Ladybug

Two-Spotted Ladybug

by isabellasmurfEnglewood, Colorado, USA

The two-spotted ladybird was one of the many species originally described by ...

6 4 2-Spot Ladybird Beetle

2-Spot Ladybird Beetle

by FrancisQuintanaColorado, USA

A carnivorous beetle used as a localised biological control agent against ...

0 0 Variegated Fritillary (Chrysalis/pupa stage)

Variegated Fritillary (Chrysalis/pupa stage)

by PrincesSquishyTennessee, USA

The Pupa stage is nearing it's end and the ...

0 0 Variable Ladybird Beetle

Variable Ladybird Beetle

by celestialprincess101Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

These ladybirds are bright orange-yellow with four variable black dots on each ...

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