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Orcus australasiae
A ladybird pupa on Acacia
On an acacia heavily infested with scale insects and black mildew.
The acacia was infested with scale insects which were conter-infested with beetles. There were larvae, pupae and adults everywhere.
Spotted on Mar 16, 2015
Submitted on Mar 25, 2015
4 Comments
Martin, great series!
Lizzy, that is because you are looking at the pupa and larva in the first three images. If you look at the entire series of images, you can see the adult beetle shortly after emerging in the last two pictures.
Does not look like a ladybug
Thanks magga
Thanks vinny
Sweet series