Lady beetle life cycle
Apr 2, 2013 00:26:01 #
This Lady beetle nymph is only 3-mm body length. Both Lady beetle nymphs and adults eat aphids, nearly exclusively. This image is cropped to about 6:1 magnification (6x life-size).
Photographed at the Fullerton Arboretum, Cal State University, Fullerton.
Hand-held Nikon D90 at ISO 400, Nikkor 105D macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/22, open shade & SB-600 speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism diffuser attachment.
Photographed at the Fullerton Arboretum, Cal State University, Fullerton.
Hand-held Nikon D90 at ISO 400, Nikkor 105D macro lens, 1/200-sec at f/22, open shade & SB-600 speedlight with O-Flash 3/4-circle Fresnel prism diffuser attachment.
Lady beetle nymph
Oriental Lady beetle pupa (note molted skin)
Lady beetle eclosing from pupa
Mature Oriental Lady beetle (variation)
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