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One day in October 2007, I picked up a ladybird beetle pupa that was yellow instead of red. Later that night it was orange with black spots, and I wondered if I'd imagined it. (The yellow is especially surprising in light of the fact that larvae are primarily black.) A few days later, I captured a larva as it started to pupate. Assembled from the individual images, this montage shows how the lady beetle pupa changes color in the first few hours.
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London, UK
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Orlando, Florida, United States
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Nooksack, Washington, United States
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Glendale, NY (June 3, 2016)
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London, UK
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Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Scituate, Rhode Island
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London, UK
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San Diego, California, United States
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Markkleeberg, Saxony, Germany
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Wyre Forest District, England, United Kingdom
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Hainburg, Hesse, Germany
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Birch Green, England, United Kingdom
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Its colour ranges from yellow-orange to black, and the number of spots between 0 and 22.
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It is commonly known as the harlequin ladybird.
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Maryland, United States
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Stony Cross, England, United Kingdom
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
