Calvia quatuordecimguttata - L1

Empty batch of eggs and a first stadium larva of Cream-spot ladybird beetle, with another predator dominantly present (nymph of Deraeocoris flavilinea)

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Christine Young

Lion

Cool photo! Posted 4 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Christine - an oldie, but it does invite all sorts of fantasies about what'll happen next ;o) Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Definitely. I'm not sure who to root for. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Pudding4brains
      
      Lion
      
      Depends. At this stage, if you want to root for the underdog root for the Ladybird larva ;o) Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Underdogs are my faves, so 'runaway ladybug larva!!' Posted 4 years ago
      2. Pudding4brains
        
        Lion
        
        Yeah, somehow always 'suspected' you to be an underdog favourer ;o) Go babybird, go!! Posted 4 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        'babybird', lol. Love it! Posted 4 years ago

The Cream-Spot Ladybird

"Calvia quatuordecimguttata", the cream-spot ladybird, is a species of ladybird in the family Coccinellidae. Its distribution is holarctic, it being found in Europe and through the East Palearctic to Japan. It is introduced to North America. This ladybird is generally 4 to 5 millimetres in length and varies in appearance depending on the geographical location. It usually lives in hedgerows and deciduous trees.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Pudding4brains