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was on Ohi'a lehua blossom that had fallen to the ground, old growth Ohi'a forest, 1400' ?
Spotted on Jul 17, 2012
Submitted on Mar 6, 2013
6 Comments
Does anyone think this is a steel blue ladybird beetle larvae? Are there entomologists on this site?
I do see this beauty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:H-chal...
here on the land ( I posted the original larvae) . The Steel Blue ladybird. She is beaut but her larvae do not look like this one. Never seen a ladybird beetle although there are few interenet references to them being in Hawaii.
This should be interesting... from what I've read, ladybugs are not native to Hawaii. Which explains the difficulty I'm having finding a photo of Hawaiian ladybugs or their larvae.....
I agree... looks like a ladybug larvae. More bristly than the mainland species though.....
It looks like a Lady Beetle larva.
Hmm... I wonder what they are.