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Harmonia axyridis
vegetable garden on dill
Third instar larva
Spotted on May 6, 2011
Submitted on May 6, 2011
6 Comments
Hey Gina, Thanks! Are you an entomologist or just a good researcher? Much appreciated!
Alice, They eat lot's of aphids as larvae, too. That was good info to get out there...thanks!
Harmonia axyridis-the larvae pass through four instars over 10–14 days, after which pupation occurs.
This one is on third instar larva
For those of you that may not know, this is a good bug and you should protect it for when it is full grown it will eat the aphids in your garden and make itself useful.
Did you take them in the rain?
Very good picture catching them at that stage.!
they look so crazy, i had not yet the chance to see one, thanks for the picture then!