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? Harmonia conformis
A brightly coloured pupa about 5mm long.
Acacia tree- nature reserve
There were many common spotted ladybirds ( Harmonia conformis) on the tree so, I assumed that this is a pupa of a ladybird of this species. The larva will hatch in 1 to 2 weeks.
Spotted on Nov 27, 2012
Submitted on Nov 27, 2012
2 Comments
Yes Sarah, I should have brought one home (I saw several of these). I might return to the spot and see if I can find any more of these.
You could collect the leaf it's on and wait for it to emerge, though it does look a lot like the ones I photographed (Common Spotted Ladybird - Harmonia coniformis.)