Harlequin Ladybird Eggs and Larvae Harmonia axyridis
The Harlequin Ladybird larva is an alien-looking insect with orange or salmon-pink markings on its black back and upright tufts or spikes of orange and black.
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The female Harlequin lays groups of several oval, yellow eggs.
This tiny devilish-looking creature is a Harlequin hatchling that has just emerged from its egg.
They grow rapidly with a ravenous appetite for aphids.
They will also eat larvae of other ladybirds if aphids aren't readily available, particularly the smaller 2-spot Ladybird which
shares the same habitat and is also out-competed for aphids.
Larva preparing to pupate, with Harlequin pupa (above left) and smaller 2-spot pupa (above centre and right).
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Harlequin Pupae
Rogues' Gallery of Harlequins
Harlequin identification