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Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Pupa

Harmonia axyridis

Description:

Orange ladybug pupa with black spots going through metamorphosis. The last image has two with a green lacewing egg on the edge of the leaf.

Habitat:

Pomegranate leaf

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3 Comments

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

These are probably Cycloneda sp Ladybugs.

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Hi Sally, this was my first one! There were a lot of larva on the tree that I can only assume were getting ready to do the same.

SallyBishop
SallyBishop 12 years ago

I just saw my first ladybug-in-metamorphosis this week! So fun!

San Diego, California, USA

Spotted on Oct 3, 2011
Submitted on Oct 3, 2011

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