What is this bug?

[Paulgul]

I wonder if anyone can identify this bug for me
http://www.flickr.com/photos/paul-g/3668679180/sizes/o/
Its about 3 mm long and is shown on a stinging nettle leaf. I don't think it was eating the leaf - more likely eating the aphids on the nettle.

Paul

[Paulgul]

[OllieC]

It's a ladybird cocoon...

[ceres]

What Ollie says!

http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/insects/ladybirds/ladybird_lifecycle.html

[Paulgul]

Hmm, well I always thought ladybird larve were black with orange spots, like the one shown here
http://www.naturepl.com/bin/npl.dll/go?a=disp&pt=1&t=us\spf-preview.html&nr=1&si=&ir=01039099&stockindexonline.com=1

Paul

Ahh, sorry I mis-read your post, its the pupae stage. Strange I've never seen that before.

[star]

Lucky you, I havent seen any here yet.........hopefully soon ;D