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Title: What is this bug?
Post by: Paulgul on June 28, 2009, 17:01:16

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

Title: Re: What is this bug?
Post by: OllieC on June 28, 2009, 17:05:34

It's a ladybird cocoon...

Title: Re: What is this bug?
Post by: ceres on June 28, 2009, 17:15:21

What Ollie says!

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

Title: Re: What is this bug?
Post by: Paulgul on June 28, 2009, 17:38:50

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.

Title: Re: What is this bug?
Post by: star on July 02, 2009, 00:36:02

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

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