Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Life Cycle of the Ladybird

I managed to see almost all of the life cycle of the ladybird today. First a larva, but I'm not sure of the specific type of ladybird.





















Then I found several chrysalids actually hatching out - they are secured to the leaf at one end, and were arching as the ladybird emerged.




Then an empty chrysalid and a 22-spot ladybird (Psyllobora 22-punctata)