Posted by johnes81 on 09-07-2018 17:00
#1
Berlin - June 2017
I remember seeing this near a young
Agelena labyrinthica in its web. I stopped photographing the spider to grab a few shots. I thought maybe it was just an egg sac of something but it looks like it could be a pupa. Any ideas?
Thank you for your time.
Posted by jck on 09-07-2018 18:05
#2
No guarantees but...it might be a pupa stage Coccinellidae. Go to Waarneming.nl, type Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata in the search function and when you get to the species page, choose Pop (Dutch version) or Pupa for Kleed/Appearance. It looks good but you should ask a specialist in Coccinellidae for confirmation.
James
Posted by johnes81 on 09-07-2018 18:13
#3
Hello James, I think that you are absolutely correct because i remember that i found Subcoccinella vigintiquatuorpunctata in the same area. I never thought about ladybug pupa. Fascinating! i should've grabbed one to photograph it emerging.
Thank you very much James. I appreciate your expertise :)