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Yellow Shouldered Ladybird
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Yellow Shouldered Ladybird pupa on milkweed leaf
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close up of Yellow Shouldered Ladybird pupa
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On the left is a pupa starting to split before the ladybird emerges. On the right is a newly emerged ladybird - the ladybird is yellow when it first emerges from the pupa. It turns black a few hours later.
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These are same two specimens as in previous shot. After a few hours the ladybird on the right has turned black. Another yellow ladybird has emerged from the pupa on the left.
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Yellow Shouldered Ladybirds mating
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