Any Ladybug experts out there?

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langbr Lenexa, KS(Zone 6a) May 18, 2004

I think my research leads me to be ladybug (or ladybird beetle) larva........

This of the larva before pupating.

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langbr Lenexa, KS(Zone 6a) May 18, 2004

And here's a collection of them in various stages......


These are attached to the leaves of my honeysuckle bush, zinnias, gaillardia, rudbeckia and even buddleia. At first I thought I had some evil infestation, but after googling for a half hour or so I think they are ladybugs. Anyone know definitively?

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langbr Lenexa, KS(Zone 6a) May 18, 2004

One last one close-up and a little out of focus.

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George Valinda, CA(Zone 10a) May 18, 2004

The photos after the first show various stages of changing from the larva to the adult. The empty shells will be left behind.

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langbr Lenexa, KS(Zone 6a) May 18, 2004

Thanks George....I was hoping that my research was correct as I left them and was hoping I wasn't about to be infested with some flower or leaf eating monster. Do you know how long they are in the pupa stage?

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George Valinda, CA(Zone 10a) May 18, 2004

No I don't. My knowledge is simply from observing them in my yard. Elsewhere on Dave's Garden there has been talk about an asian lady bug that comes in the house for the winter and is quite a pest. I think that they look a bit different.

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