Thanks John! I thought it may be the larvae of the "28 Spotted Potato Ladybird " Beetle. I don't use pesticides, and I know this species visit. I can update the details now, Thank you again.
Hi Tam This is the larva of a type of ladybird beetle (not the ones we normally think of) in the subfamily Epilachninae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilachnina... This group differs from the normal ladybirds in that they eat plants rather than being predators on other insects. This could potentially even be a pest species on your pumpkins.
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Thanks John! I thought it may be the larvae of the "28 Spotted Potato Ladybird " Beetle. I don't use pesticides, and I know this species visit. I can update the details now, Thank you again.
Hi Tam
This is the larva of a type of ladybird beetle (not the ones we normally think of) in the subfamily Epilachninae.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilachnina...
This group differs from the normal ladybirds in that they eat plants rather than being predators on other insects.
This could potentially even be a pest species on your pumpkins.