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Cheilomenes sexmaculata - Pupa to beetle Pupa that I found (together with the ladybird's prey) in the garden of a guest house in Malang and the resulting beetle (still teneral) a few days later Cheilomenes,Cheilomenes sexmaculata,Coccinellidae,Coccinellinae,Geotagged,Indonesia,Menochilus sexmaculatus,Pupa,Teneral,Zigzag Ladybird,development Click/tap to enlarge

Cheilomenes sexmaculata - Pupa to beetle

Pupa that I found (together with the ladybird's prey) in the garden of a guest house in Malang and the resulting beetle (still teneral) a few days later

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    Christine Young
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    Awesome! Posted 6 years ago
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      Pudding4brains
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      Thanks Christine :o) I had noticed before and stumbled on it again yesterday, that the one "Life Cycle" image we had that was stored under this species name (below) is a bit of an oddball combi of two species, so I decided to throw something together from my (very mediocre) holiday pics for comparison ...
      Lady-Life - dev. stages of Coelophora inaequalis and Cheilomenes sexmaculata The larva and the pupa on the left show Coelophora inaequalis<br /> The pupa and the beetle on the right show Cheilomenes sexmaculata Australia,Cheilomenes,Cheilomenes sexmaculata,Coccinellidae,Coelophora,Coelophora inaequalis,Common Australian Ladybird,Geotagged,Larva,Life Cycle,Menochilus sexmaculatus,Zigzag ladybird beetle
       Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        Cool! I really like these photo compositions that you make. They are so very useful and interesting. Posted 6 years ago
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          Pudding4brains
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          Often it's mostly because the single shots are too small and low quality to stand on their own *rolleyes*
          But yes, it is also good to have multiple aspects of one critter/theme all visible at once ;o)           Posted 6 years ago

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The Zigzag Ladybird

The Zigzag Ladybird (Cheilomenes sexmaculata - previously Menochilus sexmaculatus), is a Ladybird (Coccinellidae) in the sub family Coccinellinae. It is an important predator of many insects such as aphids, thrips, whitefly, coccicids and psyllids with a worldwide distribution and common aphid feeding species being found in Pakistan, India, Borneo, Jawa Indonesia, U.K. Philippines, Islands of Bali, France, Sumatra and South Africa.

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Uploaded Jan 16, 2019. Captured in Jalan Simpang Wilis Indah Ruko No.3, Gading Kasri, Klojen, Gading Kasri, Klojen, Kota Malang, Jawa Timur 65115, Indonesia.
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